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Āpihai Te Kawau

Āpihai Te Kawau

Āpihai Te Kawau

As the grandson of Tuperiri who had led Ngāti Whātua in its conquest of the Auckland isthmus, Āpihai Te Kawau became a very important leader of Ngāti Whātua. After signing the Treaty of Waitangi Āpihai made land available for settlement on Waitematā Harbour. This lithograph was published in 1842.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PUBL-0076-174
Lithograph from a drawing by Joseph Jenner Merrett

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.




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