Ruatara was chief of the Ngāpuhi from 1812 to his death in 1815. In 1814, he invited the Rev. Samuel Marsden to set up the first ever Christian mission in New Zealand on Ngāpuhi land. The presence of these influential Pākehā secured Ruatara's access to European plants, technology and knowledge, which he distributed to other Māori, thus ...

Ngāpuhi chief Hōne Heke was an influential northern Māori voice in favour of the Treaty of Waitangi. However, he later became a leading opponent of British rule in New Zealand.

Ngāpuhi chiefs signed both the Declaration of Independence in 1835 and the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. But in 1845–46, after chief Hōne Heke protested at growing British control, Ngāpuhi fought the British to a stalemate. Later they lost much land. In 2013 there were more than 125,000 Ngāpuhi people, and more than 50,000 lived in Auckland.

Cunning in war, courageous and resourceful, Hone Heke was perhaps the last of the great Ngapuhi fighting chiefs. Another man of the Kaikohe area has earned a place in history for a different reason.

2013年3月5日 · As an ariki, or chieftainess, she had the authority to demand her wish be granted and a highborn young maiden, of a similar rank, was sacrificed to satisfy this desire. This is the beginning of the esoteric knowledge that has been passed down, in oral tradition, from our forbears and is taught today in our wananga.

the chief Mohi Tawhai. Ngapuhi now proceeded a few miles eastward and attacked Moturahurahu (an island pa off Richards peninsula, Te Rawhiti) which place they captured, killing many of the inhabitants and enslaving most of those who survived, …

Ngāpuhi chief Hōne Heke was an influential northern Māori voice in favour of the Treaty of Waitangi. However, he later became a leading opponent of British rule in New Zealand.

A leading Ngāpuhi chief, Tāmati Wāka Nene was an early friend of Pākehā and one of the Wesleyan missionaries' first converts, taking the baptismal name of Thomas Walker (Tāmati Wāka). He protected the Anglican and Wesleyan missionaries and also greatly assisted the British Resident, James Busby.

In 1821, wanting to avenge previous defeats by Tāmaki tribes, the Ngāpuhi leader Hongi Hika launched a series of attacks on the region. With 2,000 men and 1,000 muskets he stormed two Ngāti Paoa pā (fortified settlements), Mauinaina and Mokoia, killing hundreds and …

The life and times of Patuone, the celebrated Ngapuhi chief. documentary heritage. Export. API view. Place. Auckland, New Zealand. Other Id. GN672.2 DAV (Library of Congress Call Number) 87597 (Cat ID) 87445 (Presto content ID) Department. Publications . Enquire . Add to My Collection. Images and documents. Catalogue. Catalogue.