Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri
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Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri is a Māori iwi of New Zealand, who arrived on the Kurahaupō waka. In the 1600s the iwi settled northwestern South Island, becoming a major power in the region until the 1800s. In 16
Members of the Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri taua, drawn by Isaack Gilsemans aboard Abel Tasman's voyage (1642)
Painting of Kehu snaring a weka around present day Murchison, drawn by William Fox in February 1846.
Thomas Brunner
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Thomas Brunner was an English-born surveyor and explorer remembered for his exploration of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.
Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri
…Rārua, Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Tama. In 1846, a Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri tohunga named Kehu (Hone Mokehakeha) assisted European explorers Charles Heaphy and Thomas Brunner in exploring the upper South Island. Kahu Peak in the Saint Arnaud Range is named after this tohunga. While Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri is not currently an…
A view of a section of the West Coast, and typical of the terrain (and weather) encountered by Brunner and his companions during their journey
A sketch by Heaphy of Brunner ascending the cliffs at Te Miko, north of Punakaiki, with the dog Rover being raised by a flax rope.
St Michael's Church in Waimea West was designed by Brunner in 1866