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Object Type
Name/Title
[Greeting card from Wiremu Rewiti Te Puhi]
Primary Maker
Date
1882
Physical Description
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Te Reo Māori
English
Level of Current Record
Child
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In 1882, Hirini Rawiri Taiwhanga (Sydney Taiwhanga) was the spokesman for the delegation that went to England to seek redress of grievances relating to Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi). He and his two companions, Wiremu Reweti Te Puhi Hihi, and Hakena Parore, nephew and grandson respectively, of Parore Te Awha, arrived in England on 25 June 1882.
See MS-346 and MS-94-62 for further material relating to the group's visit to London in 1882.
Subject Notes
Wiremu Reweti Puhi Te Hihi was a rangatira (chief) from a highly respected Nga Puhi family. In 1882 he accompanied his relative Hakena Parore as part of a delegation led by Hirini Taiwhanga to England to present a petition to Queen Victoria on behalf of Maori seeking redress and restoration for breaches by the colonial government against Maori in contravention of the spirit and intent of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Wiremu Reweti, who was sent by his uncle Parore Te Awha, a chief of considerable standing, was the eldest member of the three-man delegation. And the only member of the party who was tattooed. Wiremu became the very object of curiosity and amusement when they walked the streets of London; the attention he received because of his facial moko (tattoo) was unwanted and embarrassing.
Wiremu Reweti Puhi Te Hihi was well attired in the fashion of a gentleman wearing a blue Dittoes suit. His dignified manner and courteous and unaffected bearing endeared him to all who met him.
[Source: Te Papa - https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1237054]
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04 Dec 2023
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[Letter] to the Chiefs of the Native Race in New Zealand, dated 2 August 1882
Department ManuscriptsDescription Message of goodwill to the Maori people, dated London, 2 August 1882, from twenty-one prominent Bishops, Members of Parliament, and Merchants, on the occasion of the return of…
Message of goodwill to the Maori people, dated London, 2 August 1882, from twenty-one prominent Bishops, Members of Parliament, and Merchants, on the occasion of the return of Wiremu Reweti Parore, Hakena Parore, and Hirini Taiwhanga following their visit to England, proposing that an Association be formed in London to manage the sale of land in New Zealand on behalf of the Maori people and non Maori shareholders. Includes signed statement by Tobias Gainsford Ridgway, Notary Public, London, testifying to the authenticity of the printed names, descriptions and residences of the twenty-one gentlemen.
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Autographs of Maori chiefs who visited England in 1882
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