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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

in 1820 alongside the principal Ngāpuhi chief Hongi Hika and the missionary Thomas Kendall. Hongi Hika and Waikato had assisted Kendall with developing...

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...

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...

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...

 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...

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...

alphabet. The CMS, including Thomas Kendall; Māori, including Tītore and Hongi Hika; and Cambridge University's Samuel Lee, developed the written language...

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...

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...

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...

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...

October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011. McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Hongi Hika". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Cowan, James (1956). "Chapter 20: Opening...

and a cape – the adventurous life of Hongi Hika". Oceanic Art Society. Cloher, Dorothy Urlich (2003). Hongi Hika: Warrior Chief. Auckland: Penguin. pp...

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...

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...

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...

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...

rugby union tour of New Zealand Rogernomics James Cook William Hobson Hongi Hika James Mckenzie George Grey Kate Sheppard Michael Joseph Savage Robert...

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...

on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018. Hika, Hongi. "Sample of Writing by Shunghie [Hongi Hika] on board the Active". Marsden Online Archive....

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...

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...

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...

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...