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Haurongo: Hadfield, Octavius

Baptism of Te Puni

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Baptism of Te Puni

This 1853 painting by Charles Barraud depicts the baptism of Te Puni-kōkopu (centre) by Anglican missionary Octavius Hadfield at Rangiātea Church in Ōtaki. Governor George Grey (fifth from right) also appears, along with his wife Eliza.

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National Library of Australia

Reference: nla.pic-an2273028

by Charles Decimus Barraud

Permission of the National Library of Australia must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

June Starke. 'Hadfield, Octavius', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/47360/baptism-of-te-puni (accessed 4 June 2026).