Kororāreka as painted by Augustus Earle; the colour print was published in 1838. A European man, probably Earle himself, is being led down a steep path by a Māori with a mere on his wrist and a taiaha over his shoulder who gestures towards the beachside settlement.
This view of Kororāreka from the sea was drawn by Captain Clayton on 10 March 1845, the day before the town was attacked by the forces of Hōne Heke and Kawiti.
The missionaries divided the Europeans who came to New Zealand in the early 19th century into two groups: the agents of virtue (themselves) and the agents of vice (almost everyone else). The impact of both groups was strongest in the Bay of Islands.
