War Banners.

A Maori war flag which has been presented to the Wanganui Museum has been described as Te Kooti's famous flag; it was captured at the fight at Te Porere, close to the Tongariro National Park in 1869. It was remarked by a newspaper that “Wanganui seems to be the accepted last resting place of all New Zealand's historic flags.” That statement did not take cognizance of the numerous flags, some of great historic value, which are preserved in the Auckland and Wellington Museums. In the Auckland War Memorial Museum is the most precious of all our storied flags, the colours of the 58th Regiment, the famous “Black Cuffs.” Auckland has many Maori war flags, including the handsomely made flag captured by the Forest Rangers in 1863 in a fight in the Wairoa Ranges. It has a history, that Kingite banner. Another in Auckland is adorned with a black warrior figure representing Tu, the god of war.