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Biography: Stowell, Henry Matthew

Henry Matthew Stowell ('Hare Hongi'): gregarious, convivial and gleefully theatrical

Henry Matthew Stowell ('Hare Hongi')

Henry Matthew Stowell ('Hare Hongi'): gregarious, convivial and gleefully theatrical.

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P. J. Gibbons. 'Stowell, Henry Matthew', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2209/henry-matthew-stowell-hare-hongi (accessed 20 June 2026).