The Beginning
Kororareka
Who was involved and what did they do?
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Hone Heke 
- Cut down the flag pole
- And cut it down again
- And again
- Guess what, he did it again, for the fourth time!
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William Hobson 
- Instructed the flag to be changed
- He said they should relocate the capital to Auckland
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Govenor FitzRoy 
- Agravated Hone Heke by the flag staff "a mere stick"
- Acted in a warlike manner, requesting military aide from the Crown
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Tamati Waka Nene 
- Provided guards for the flagstaff
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Te Ruki Kawiti 
- Created a diversion so Hone Heke could get to the flag pole
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Lieutenant G. Philpots(No image found)
- Ordered the sacking of Kororareka