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… ( c. 1775–1850). Ngapuhi chief. A new biography of Pomare II appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Whetoi was born about … were working hard to resolve the dispute. Pomare signed the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840 and was the third …
… he was sent to the Peninsula where he served till the end of the war. He took part in the siege of Oporto, the Battles of Talavera and Barrossa, had his … he found Hobson much improved and anxious to have the Treaty of Waitangi confirmed by the South Island chiefs. On …
… (1791–1847). Governor of New South Wales and first Governor of New Zealand. Gipps was born in 1791 at Ringwold, Kent, … Captain Hobson became ill shortly after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Gipps sent Major Bunbury to New Zealand …
… explorer, botanist, and politician. A new biography of Colenso, William appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. William Colenso was … Herald to welcome him. He was present at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and in his pamphlet The signing of the …
… Author, artist, trader, and cosmopolitan. A new biography of Polack, Joel Samuel appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Joel Samuel Polack … set up a general store at Kororareka seven years before the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. He had been an artist in …
… ( c. 1770–1872). Ngapuhi chief. A new biography of Patuone, Eruera Maihi appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Patuone was born at Hokianga and was the son of Tapua, a priest and warrior chief of the Ngati Hao hapu …
… Hokianga Harbour is a fiord-like inlet in the western coast of the North Auckland Peninsula. Its full name … induced a number of chiefs to add their signatures to the Treaty of Waitangi. Meanwhile the missionaries had been …
… (1800–83). Wesleyan missionary. A new biography of Hobbs, John appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand … Nicholson to Hokianga. At the time of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Hobbs interpreted for Hobson at the great meeting …
… (1814–97). Wesleyan missionary. A new biography of Ironside, Samuel appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand … accompanied Nene, Patuone, and the Hokianga chiefs to the Waitangi meeting, and it was he who urged Nene to make his famous speech in favour of the treaty, Ironside signing as a witness. Later in 1840 …
… (1876–1930). Maori leader, Minister of Health and Internal Affairs. Maui Pomare was descended from Hoturoa, captain of the Tainui canoe. His grandmother was Te Rua-o-te Rangi, one of the few women to sign the Treaty of Waitangi. She married John Nicol, a sailor-trader, …