Omata

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Omata is a locality in Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand.[1] It is located on State Highway 45 just southwest of New Plymouth.

The area was the site of the Omata Stockade, built to house soldiers during tensions at the time of the First Taranaki War in 1860-1861, and is near the site of the Battle of Waireka on March 28, 1860.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Land Information New Zealand, Geographic Placenames Database: Place Name Detail - Omata, accessed 30 October 2007.
  2. ^ "The New Zealand Wars" by James Cowan, 1922, chapter 19.
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