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Haurongo: Spain, William

Haurongo tūhonohono

Hobson, William

1792–1842

Naval officer, colonial governor

Biographies that mention Spain, William

Clarke, George

1798–1875

Missionary, teacher, public servant, politician, judge

FitzRoy, Robert

1805–1865

Naval officer, hydrographer, colonial governor, meteorologist

Kissling, Margaret

1808–1891

Homemaker, teacher, missionary

Wiremu Tako Ngātata, about 1870

Ngātata, Wiremu Tako

?–1887

Te Āti Awa leader, peacemaker, politician

Shortland, Edward

1812 (year uncertain)–1893

Doctor, administrator, scholar, linguist

Te Kaeaea, early 1870s

Te Kaeaea

?–1871

Ngāti Tama leader

Portrait of Hōniana Te Puni-kōkopu, by Charles Heaphy

Te Puni-kōkopu, Hōniana

?–1870

Te Āti Awa leader, government adviser

Te Rangihaeata painted by Charles Heaphy

Te Rangihaeata

?–1855

Ngāti Toa leader, warrior

Te Rangitāke, Wiremu Kīngi

?–1882

Te Āti Awa leader

Tuckett, Frederick

1807–1876

Surveyor, explorer, New Zealand Company agent

Te Peehi Tūroa

Tūroa, Te Peehi

?–1845

Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi leader, warrior, composer of waiata

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Rosemarie V. Tonk. 'Spain, William', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/128541/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).