The word pā (Māori pronunciation: [ˈpaː]; often spelled pa in English) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to hillforts...

allied Māori on one side, and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. They were previously commonly referred to as the Land Wars or the Māori Wars...

Māori (Māori: [ˈmaːɔɾi] ) are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa). Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia,...

over the palisade and entered the pā, finding it almost empty. They were reinforced, while Māori tried to re-enter the pā from the back. After a four-hour...

the firepower, the Māori suffered no casualties and abandoned the pā that night. Though it was small—about 650 square yards—the pā had been situated so...

Māori (Māori: [ˈmaːɔɾi] ), or te reo Māori ('the Māori language'), commonly shortened to te reo, is an Eastern Polynesian language and the indigenous language...

intertribal warfare led to changes in the design of pā fortifications, which later benefited Māori when engaged in battles with colonial forces during...

Look up Pa, PA, or pa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pa, pa, PA, P.A. or pA may refer to: Parental Advisory, abbreviated PAL or PA, a warning label...

Māori culture (Māori: Māoritanga) is the customs, cultural practices, and beliefs of the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand. It originated from, and...

Marines and Māori allies in an attack on Pene Taui's pā, which had been fortified by Kawiti. The British troops arrived before the Ōhaeawai Pā on 23 June...