and retook her in a bloody fight. Historians caution that Kelly's account, made to justify the actions he took, exaggerates the danger he and his men were in. Kelly destroyed multiple canoes and set fire to "the beautiful city of Otago", which was almost certainly Otakou, although the at Whareakeake was also burned and abandoned around this time, which some historians believe to have been Kelly's doing. This incident is treated as an episode in the ongoing state of lawless conflict known as the Sealers' War. Present use Otakou remains an important centre of Ngāi Tahu life, as the location of Ōtākou Marae. It is a of Ngāi Tahu and the branch of Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, and includes the Tamatea (meeting house). Otakou is located close to Taiaroa Head, the site of an albatross colony and other wildlife such as seals and penguins. Local Māori still call Taiaroa Head by its original name, , which was also the name of the (fortification) established there around 1750 and still occupied by Māori in the 1840s, before the land was taken by the Government under the Public Works Act for building the lighthouse and the fortifications used during the Russian Scare of the 1880s. Demographics Statistics New Zealand describes Ōtākou-Harington Point as a rural settlement which covers , and is part of the much larger Otago Peninsula statistical area. Ōtākou-Harington Point had a population of 192 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (18.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 21 people (12.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 102 households. There were 99 males and 90 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.1 males per female. The median age was 57.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 18 people (9.4%) aged under 15 years, 18 (9.4%) aged 15 to 29, 93 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 60 (31.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 81.2% European/Pākehā, 32.8% Māori, 3.1% Pacific peoples, 3.1% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Although some people objected to giving their religion, 59.4% had no religion, 31.2% were Christian and 4.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (17.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 30 (17.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $19,200, compared with $31,800