ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌvðə weɪkˈɑːɾoʊ, ðɪ əŋɡˈaɪ tˈaɪ vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv ˈɑːɾaʊ nˌɪɹ klˈɛvɛdən wʌz ɐtˈækt baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɑːɹmi, ænd ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪɾᵻd, lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz æt ðə ɹˈɪvɚz mˈaʊθ.
In September 1863 during the Invasion of the Waikato, the Ngāi Tai village of Ōtau near Clevedon was attacked by the British army, and the village was evacuated, living in communities at the river's mouth.