Biography: Tūroa, Te Peehi

Te Peehi Tūroa

This watercolour image depicts Te Peehi Tūroa by the Whanganui River, receiving a baby boy lowered down a cliff in a basket.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-076-009

Watercolour by Thomas William Downes

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Steven Oliver. 'Tūroa, Te Peehi', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/2549/te-peehi-turoa (accessed 24 June 2026).