Story: Te Tau Ihu tribes

Kahura

Kahura

Kahura, a Ngāti Kuia chief, whose men were responsible for the death of 10 of Captain Furneaux’s men at Wharehunga Bay in 1773.

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Reference: DL Pe 214
Pen and ink drawing by John Webber

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Hilary Mitchell and John Mitchell, 'Te Tau Ihu tribes - Coming of the Pākehā', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/artwork/549/kahura (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Hilary Mitchell and John Mitchell, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017