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The crowning glory of Octavius Hadfield's Church of England mission at Ōtaki was Rangiātea Church, built in 1849 by Māori converts under the direction of Tāmihana Te Rauparaha. This interior view, which features Hadfield in the pulpit, exaggerates the height of its supporting pillars, which were nevertheless impressively tall.
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Reference: B-080-021
Hand-coloured lithograph by Charles Decimus Barraud
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.