Hongi Hika was a New Zealand Māori rangatira and war leader of the iwi of Ngāpuhi. He was a pivotal figure in the early years of regular European contact and settlement in New Zealand. As one of the f
Hongi Hika, a sketch of an 1820 painting
Chiefs Hongi Hika (centre) and Waikato meet with Kendall
Wesleydale was the first mission station established in New Zealand by the Wesleyan Missionary Society. Located where the current village of Kaeo sits, some twelve miles to the south east of the Whang
Wesleydale Mission-House and Chapel, circa 1823
A view, executed by the missionary Daniel Tyerman, of Wesleydale. Its buildings are centre right, overlooking the Kaeo River
The Mission buildings circa 1826
Turner's sketch of the Wesleydale mission, circa 1825