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… Ngapuhi and the people of southern Hokianga. He was later one of the chiefs who suffered a sharp defeat at the … Ngati Whatua armed only with traditional Maori weapons. Eighteen years later this defeat was amply avenged at the battle of Te …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. A chief of Ngati Ruahine tribe of South Taranaki, … tribes. A most skilful warrior, he was second only to Te Kooti in guerilla warfare and trained his men in bush …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Gilbert Mair was a son of Gilbert Mair, an early settler and trader of the Bay of Islands, who later removed to Whangarei. Mair was born on his father's farm … on 10 January 1843. During his early youth he assisted his father in his kauri gum export business, in the …
… being abandoned and some Christian ones were being accepted, the Maori people created cults which provided an outlet for repressed fears and tensions. The best known of these was Hauhauism. This …
… the Church Missionary Society's establishment. For the greater part of his life he was a lay missionary and did not … In October 1833 he accompanied Henry Williams to the eastern Waikato where Te Waharoa had asked for a mission to be opened. On 24 …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Renata Kawepo was born about 1808 in the Ngatiteupokoire hapu of the Kahungunu Tribe of southern Hawke's … Wairoa (Hawke's Bay), Turanganui (Gisborne), Patutahi, Te Karetu, Ngatapa, and Te Porere. This last engagement was …
… William Colenso visited Waikaremoana and Ruatahuna in December 1841, and the … Preece from 1847 until 1852 maintained a mission station at Te Whaiti. Many rebels sought refuge in the Urewera during … of the Waikato Wars to invade the district in an attempt to seize Lake Waikaremoana. Late in 1867 Colonel St. …
… (1876–1930). Maori leader, Minister of Health and Internal Affairs. Maui Pomare was descended from Hoturoa, …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Patuone was born at Hokianga and was the son of Tapua, a … of the Ngati Hao hapu of the Ngapuhi tribe, by his wife, Te Kawehau. He was the elder brother of Nene. Although educated for priestly office, Patuone took part in the tribal …
… The Ringatu faith owes its existence to Te Kooti Rikirangi of the Rongowhakaata tribe of Poverty … Chatham Islands. There was a period in his captivity when Te Kooti studied the Bible very closely. Basing his studies …