Hongi Hika (c. 1772 – 6 March 1828) was a New Zealand Māori rangatira (chief) and war leader of the iwi of Ngāpuhi. He was a pivotal figure in the early...
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is used today. In 1814, Samuel Marsden acquired land at Kerikeri from Hongi Hika for the use of the Church Missionary Society for a payment of forty-eight...
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lay preachers, who lived in the Bay of Islands under the protection of Hongi Hika, the chief of the local tribe, the Ngāpuhi. In November 1819, Marsden...
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Matarahurahu and Te Uri-o-Hua hapū (subtribes) of Ngāpuhi. Hōne Heke fought with Hongi Hika, an earlier war leader of the Ngāpuhi, in the Musket Wars. Hōne Heke is...
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Māori, thus increasing his mana. After the death of Ruatara, his uncle Hongi Hika became protector of the mission. Thomas Kendall, John King, and William...
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Ohinemutu was invaded by a Ngāpuhi-led coalition in 1823, commanded by Hongi Hika and Pōmare I. In the 19th century early European settlers had an interest...
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in 1820 alongside the principal Ngāpuhi chief Hongi Hika and the missionary Thomas Kendall. Hongi Hika and Waikato had assisted Kendall with developing...
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war leader of the Ngāpuhi, Hongi Hika, who had helped pioneer the introduction of the musket to Māori warfare. Hongi Hika and Ruatara travelled with Kendall...
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that it was used by chief Hongi Hika whose Kororipo Pa is about 100 metres (330 ft) across the basin from the ford. Hongi used the river and tracks beside...
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battles with colonial forces during the New Zealand Wars. Ngāpuhi chief Hongi Hika in 1818 used newly acquired muskets to launch devastating raids from his...
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1773–1827) was a notable New Zealand Māori tribal leader who was the wife of Hongi Hika, who accompanied him during the Musket Wars. Turikatuku was the daughter...
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the Ngāpuhi. From his youth he was trained in leadership and warfare by Hongi Hika. He was present at the Battle of Moremonui in 1807 or 1808 when many Ngāpuhi...
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alphabet. The CMS, including Thomas Kendall; Māori, including Tītore and Hongi Hika; and Cambridge University's Samuel Lee, developed the written language...
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1827, Hongi Hika, the paramount Ngāpuhi chief, instigated fighting with the tribes to the north of the Bay of Islands. In January 1827, Hongi Hika was accidentally...
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junior war leader, Hongi Hika, who had helped pioneer the introduction of the musket to Māori warfare in the previous decade. Hongi Hika returned with them...
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significant. The current definition differs from the historical one, noted by Hongi Hika as "property procured by the spear" [one could understand this as war...
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1823 he joined Hongi Hika in the attack on Te Arawa on Mokoia Island in Lake Rotorua. A dispute arose between Pōmare I and Hongi Hika over the conduct...
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October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011. McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Hongi Hika". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Cowan, James (1956). "Chapter 20: Opening...
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and a cape – the adventurous life of Hongi Hika". Oceanic Art Society. Cloher, Dorothy Urlich (2003). Hongi Hika: Warrior Chief. Auckland: Penguin. pp...
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Matakitaki (Pirongia) against Ngāpuhi, armed with muskets and led by Hongi Hika on their great rampage through the North Island of 1818 to 1823. The Waikato...
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the country. Hongi Hika visits England, meets King George IV and secures supply of muskets. 1821 Continuation of musket wars by Hongi Hika and Te Morenga...
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James Cook. Early Māori visitors to Europe, such as Moehanga in 1805, Hongi Hika in 1820 and Te Pēhi Kupe in 1826, all had full-face moko, as did several...
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Kendall, beginning in 1820, linguist Samuel Lee worked with Māori chief Hongi Hika to transcribe the Māori language into written form. In 1835 the country's...
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rugby union tour of New Zealand Rogernomics James Cook William Hobson Hongi Hika James Mckenzie George Grey Kate Sheppard Michael Joseph Savage Robert...
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skirmish Hongi Hika was shot in the chest by one of his warriors. On 6 March 1828 Hongi Hika died at Whangaroa. There is no actual evidence that Hongi himself...
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on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018. Hika, Hongi. "Sample of Writing by Shunghie [Hongi Hika] on board the Active". Marsden Online Archive....
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muskets, winning a decisive victory over the attackers. Ngāpuhi, led by Hongi Hika, exacted revenge in 1825 when they defeated Ngāti Whātua in the battle...
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during his early rise to prominence and the Tūwharetoa war party met with Hongi Hika during the 1820s as part of the Roto-a-tara campaign at Heretaunga. Most...
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transferred to a college of the University of Cambridge. There, he met Hongi Hika, the Ngāpuhi chief who was visiting England, and the missionary Thomas...
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compiled by Professor Samuel Lee and aided by Kendall, and the chiefs Hongi Hika and Waikato, on a visit to England in 1820. Māori quickly adopted writing...
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