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Ripapa Island
is located in Lyttelton Harbour New Zealand. During the end of
the nineteenth century Ripapa Island was used as quarantine for
boats emigrated from Britain. The Maori built on Ripapa Island a
fortification, the Maori call it a Pa, and it was a perfect
place for this type of building. The Pa has been decided to be
build by the Chief Taununu of the Ngai Tahu tribe. During the
year 1820 the Chief Taununu assisted to a fight with another
Ngai Tahu group which was known as Kai Huanga feud. Kai Huanga
means “eat relatives” which is a form of cannibalism. The tribe
occupied the island till 1832. The Fort Jervois has been built
on Ripapa and was one of the four defences during the World War
I. The Fort was built to protect Lyttelton harbour. The army of
New Zealand occupied the fort till the end of the First World
War. During the Second World War it was again used. At this time
the Fort Jervois has in its possession two very rare guns, an
eight inch calibre canon there is only twelve from this gun left
in the world. The other gun is a six inch calibre canon. Ripapa
Island makes part of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust and
is classed as category one. |
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