Today will see the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Te Ranga.
The event at Te Ranga is the final event in the series commemorating the war which took place in Waikato and Tauranga in 1863-1864.
Commemorations have already been held at Rangiriri, Waiari, Rangiaowhia, Orakau, and Pukehinahina/Gate Pa.
Tom Roa, Ngati Apakura elder and Chair of Nga Pae o Maumahara, the group established to commemorate and raise awareness of the war, said the commemorations had extended the consciousness of all New Zealanders.
"..about our shared history, with new memorials placed at several sites for those who died in battle," he said.