Kōrero: Missions and missionaries

Waikato, Hongi Hika and Thomas Kendall

Waikato, Hongi Hika and Thomas Kendall

Thomas Kendall arrived at Rangihoua in 1814. He and other missionaries and helpers remained there while Samuel Marsden returned to New South Wales. Kendall enthusiastically learned the Māori language and Māori traditions. In 1820 he went to London with his teachers, the Ngāpuhi chiefs Waikato (left) and Hongi Hika.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: G-618
Oil painting by James Barry

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Peter J. Lineham, 'Missions and missionaries - First missionaries', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/artwork/27992/waikato-hongi-hika-and-thomas-kendall (accessed 6 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Peter J. Lineham, i tāngia i te 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 8 Aug 2018