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… until the late 19th century. Ship seizure In 1834 Ngāpuhi’s Tītore Tākiri told Britain’s King William IV that …
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Part of story: Freight and warehousing
… Joseph Banks also attracted shipbuilders. After the Ngāpuhi chief Patuone visited Sydney in 1826 to promote the …
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Part of story: Shipbuilding
… descendants settled in the north, where they are known as Ngāpuhi. Only Toroa, Tāneatua, Muriwai and their immediate …
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Part of story: Ngāi Tūhoe
… John Sac, the son of a Scottish whaler and sealer and his Ngāpuhi wife, saw Antarctica in 1840 while a seaman with the …
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Part of story: Antarctica and New Zealand
… farming tribal land. James’s father was of Ngāti Whātua and Ngāpuhi ancestry with membership of many hapū, most notably … Hēnare married Roiho Keretene (Rose Cherrington) of Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Porou and Ngāti … tohunga (a direct descendant of Te Kēmara, the great Ngāpuhi tohunga, sage and seer) at a gathering of chiefs and …
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… but subsequently became a dairy farmer. Baker was of Ngāpuhi descent from his mother. He grew to six feet tall …
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… the time of ignorance and was not understood. The assent of Ngāpuhi was given in ignorance otherwise why did they not … twice. His first wife was Tūpanapana, a grand-daughter of Ngāpuhi leader Te Wharerahi; he was survived by his second …
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… church’ – had its beginnings in 1814 when the young Ngāpuhi chief Ruatara brought Samuel Marsden and other …
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Part of story: Ngā hāhi – Māori and Christian denominations
… will prove permanent.’ 1 White Māori The career of the Ngāpuhi chief Ruatara seemed to prove that Māori would be …
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Part of story: European ideas about Māori
… overseas could learn about different farming methods. When Ngāpuhi leader Ruatara returned from overseas he took an …
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Part of story: Ahuwhenua – Māori land and agriculture
… at Salt Lake City, he married Kathleen (Kate) Welsh, of Ngāpuhi and Irish descent who had been adopted by …
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… purchased as souvenirs and did not circulate. They show Ngāpuhi chief Tāmati Wāka Nene and the first governor of New …
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Part of story: Coins and banknotes
… in 1814. The sailor had jumped ship in 1810, married into Ngāpuhi and adopted their way of life, preferring to stay in …
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Part of story: Asia and New Zealand
… also helped transform the Catholic mission. After a Ngāpuhi chiefs Hōne Heke and Te Ruki Kawiti attacked …
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Part of story: Catholic Church
… Dissatisfied with British control and its effects, Ngāpuhi chief Hōne Heke challenged British sovereignty in …
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Part of story: Northland region
… 20th century Io was an accepted part of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāpuhi traditions. Those who think that Io came from the …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori religion – ngā karakia a te Māori
… James Clendon, who had established a friendship with local Ngāpuhi chiefs. In 1839 Clendon was appointed the first US …
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Part of story: Capital city
… this, they encountered European goods, particularly when Ngāpuhi made their devastating musket raids throughout the …
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Part of story: Ngāi Tūhoe
… as a mauri (talisman) in its waters near Birkenhead. The Ngāpuhi people called it Te Wai-o-te-mate (the waters of …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… the 1820s, to trade with Europeans. Te Arawa in conflict Ngāpuhi war parties, armed with muskets and led by Hongi …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau region