Tataraimaka

It is predominantly a dairy farming area, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of New Plymouth.

The area lies close to the Kaitake ranges at the foot of mount Taranaki, and consists of steep farmlands which overlook rolling pastures, intercepted by many creeks and rivers leading to the rocky, west coast shoreline.

[2] The pā was sacked by a party of northern Māori during the Musket Wars, shortly before 1820.

[2] The Tataraimaka Block of land was purchased from Māori in 1847,[3] and was the location where 200 men of the 65th Regiment were stationed during the First Taranaki War, from April to June 1860.

By March 1861, the Tataraimaka Block had been taken by Māori forces,[3] and had returned to government control in early 1865.