Ngapuhi

He was troubled on landing to find that the Ngapuhi were at war with their near neighbours, the Wangaroans, and he saw that little progress would be made till these tribes were reconciled.

History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 George Sutherland 1880

Te Pehi, the head chief of the Ngapuhi, was extremely vexed when he heard of this occurrence, and took some trouble to rescue the four survivors, but five whaling vessels gathered for revenge; they landed their crews, who shot thirty Maoris whether belonging to Tarra's tribe or not, and in their blind fury burnt Te Pehi's village, severely wounding the chief himself.

History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 George Sutherland 1880

He soon had a force of a thousand warriors, whom he embarked on board a fleet of canoes, and took to the southern shores of the Hauraki Gulf, where the Ngatimaru lived, ancient enemies of the Ngapuhi, who, however, felt secure in their numbers and in the strength of their great pah Totara.

History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 George Sutherland 1880

And yet the evil was in a way its own cure, for, through strenuous endeavours, by this time every tribe had a certain proportion of its men well armed with muskets; and thus no single tribe ever afterwards got the same cruel ascendancy that was obtained first by the Ngapuhi and then by the Waikato tribe.

History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 George Sutherland 1880

Pomaré succeeded him as chief of the Ngapuhi, and made that tribe still the terror of the island.

History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 George Sutherland 1880

Their lives at least were safe; for Hongi, the Ngapuhi chief, found that they were useful in the way of bringing trade about, but he was dissatisfied because they would not allow guns and powder to be sold by the white men to him and his people.

History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 George Sutherland 1880

They went, and Hongi guaranteed the protection of his tribe, the Ngapuhi, if the missionaries would settle in their territory.

History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 George Sutherland 1880

They were soon induced to rub noses with the chiefs of Ngapuhi as a sign of reconciliation, and were then all invited on board the

History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 George Sutherland 1880

Hongi, the powerful head chief of the Ngapuhi tribe.

History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 George Sutherland 1880

He landed and made friends with the Ngapuhi tribe and took his sick sailors ashore.

History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 George Sutherland 1880