Wairau Affray, an 1843 conflict on the Wairau Plain, also known as the Wairau Massacre
William Patchett (died June 17, 1843) was among the Europeans who died in the Wairau Affray.
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This resulted in outbreaks of war at Wairau and Nelson (1843), at the Boulcott Farm in the Hutt Valley (1846) and the skirmish at Battle Hill (1846).