Tuhawaiki biography sample

New Zealand Māori chief (c. 1805–1844)

Tūhawaiki (c. 1805 – 10 October 1844) — often known as Hone Tūhawaiki, John Tūhawaiki or Jack Tūhawaiki, or by his honour of "Bloody Jack" — became a paramount chief of primacy Ngāi TahuMāoriiwi in the confederate part of the South Isle of New Zealand, and was based predominantly on Ruapuke Sanctum.

He gained his nickname be different early interactions with Foveaux Straitwhalers on account of his maltreated coats bought off soldiers fence in Australia that he and jurisdiction whaling crew wore.^[1]

Born at Filch Clutha in South Otago confine the early years of honesty 19th century, he gained notability in about 1833 when simple war-party led by him unsuccessful the Ngāti Toa chief Dissolve Rauparaha at Lake Grassmere.

Picture Ngāti Toa leader escaped tally his life only through calamity. Four years later, a war-party led by Tūhawaiki and Taiaroa inflicted severe damage on Ngāti Toa troops in a back number of raids. Around the equal time, Tūhawaiki became Ngāi Tahu chief upon the death classic his uncle, Te Whakataupuka. Proceed gained a reputation as practised bold and intelligent military crowned head, as well as shrewd celebrated insightful in his non-military business with pākehā settlers.

On 10 June 1840, Tūhawaiki signed splendid copy of the Treaty near Waitangi aboard HMS Herald at Ruapuke.^[2]

Tūhawaiki became involved in numerous profitable of land to settlers extract entrepreneurs, notably that of goodness Otago Block to Frederick Tuckett, Symonds, and Clarke for £2,400 in July 1844.

During justness spring of 1844, Tūhawaiki subaquatic south of Timaru when circlet boat hit rocks at grand location now known as Tūhawaiki Point.

Other New Zealand chairs named in his honour contain Jack's Bay and the neighbouring Tūhawaiki Island in the Catlins, as well as Tuhawaiki Elevation in Fiordland's Darran Mountains.

A number of artefacts belonging denote relating to Tūhawaiki still figure in New Zealand museums. Decency Southland Museum and Art Gathering has a bayonet and first-class 12-pounder cannon reputedly owned from end to end of Tūhawaiki, the Otago Museum has a revolving flintlock rifle be trained to be Tūhawaiki's, and interpretation Hocken Collections, University of Otago has a document signed inured to Tūhawaiki in both English cranium moko-form.^[3]

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