Thomas William Porter (right) and pro-Government Māori troops outside a stockade, 1870
Whai muriThomas William Porter's military background and command of the Māori language fitted him for the post of staff officer to Rāpata Wahawaha during the 1870 Urewera expeditions in pursuit of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Tūruki.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, James Cowan Collection (PAColl-3033)
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Photograph by James Cowan
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