The Battle of Rangiriri, which took place on 20–21 November 1863, cost both sides more than any other engagement of the land wars and also resulted in the capture of 183 Māori prisoners, which impacted on their subsequent ability to oppose the far bigger British force.

[3] Rangiriri settlement is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi).

Before the 2023 census, the statistical area was called Rangiriri and had a larger boundary, covering 137.34 km2 (53.03 sq mi).

[5] Rangiriri Pā was a major defence site for Māori during the Invasion of the Waikato, as part of New Zealand Wars.

[7] The ramparts and trenches of the pā were also restored in subsequent years; Ngāti Naho and elders from other Waikato Tainui marae were welcomed to the site to view the restorations in April 2022.

The 2-cell H-section box girder is formed of 3 prestressed, post-tensioned segmented concrete flanged beams.

The design was the first in this country to combine precast units into a continuous box girder.

[16] Te Kura o Rangiriri is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[17] with a roll of 61 as of November 2024.