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Establishing the Church Missionary Society
Samuel Marsden was a key figure in the establishment of the first Christian mission in New Zealand.
Maori intermediaries: Ruatara
In 1805 the Nga Puhi chief Ruatara left New Zealand on the whaling ship Argo with the intention of meeting King George III.
Wesleyans and Catholics - missionaries
How Maori responded to the arrival of Wesleyan and Catholic missionaries in the Bay of Islands
Rangihoua missionary settlement
A fanciful painting of the missionary settlement and Nga Puhi village at Rangihoua in the Bay of Islands, home of Ngapuhi chief Ruatara
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