Kōrero: Māori–Pākehā relations

Missionary party

Missionary party

During two visits to New Zealand in the 1820s the French explorer Dumont d'Urville saw many interactions between Māori and non-Māori, and he wrote about them in an account of his travels published in 1834–35. This engraving from the book shows a missionary carrying a parasol, accompanied by three cloaked chiefs and a long column of Māori porters carrying his belongings. By working for and learning from missionaries, Māori gained skills and possessions that they valued.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-094121-F
Artwork by Louis Auguste de Sainson

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.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Mark Derby, 'Māori–Pākehā relations - Missions and Māori', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/artwork/28558/missionary-party (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 5 May 2011