Thomas Brunner was an English-born surveyor and explorer remembered for his exploration of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.
William Fox's painting of a scene from his February 1846 expedition with Brunner and Charles Heaphy. Brunner and Heaphy rest in the front of a crude hut while the expedition's Māori guide, Kehu, snares a weka with a lure of food on a stick and a long pole with a noose
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
Charles Heaphy VC was an English-born New Zealand explorer and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest military award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that could be awarded to British and Empire forces at the time. He was the first soldier of the New Zealand armed forces to be awarded the VC. He was also a noted artist of the colonial period who created watercolours and sketches of early settler life in New Zealand.
Charles Heaphy
A sketch by Heaphy of the Māori rangatira, Te Rauparaha
Birdseye view of Port Nicholson, the original name for Wellington; a lithograph by Thomas Allom based on information provided by Heaphy
A colour lithograph of the area on which the town of Nelson was founded, based on a painting by Heaphy
