Te Ruki Kawiti
1774?–1854
(Person)
Works by this Author in Our Collection
Mentioned in
- Extracts from a Diary during Heke's War in the North in 1845
- History of New Zealand
- Moko; or Maori Tattooing
- Takitimu
- Te Ika a Maui, or New Zealand and its Inhabitants
- The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions. Nga-Puhi [Vol. X, Māori]
Image Gallery
.jpg "Fig. 6.—A Moko signature. — Kowiti, Chief of Waimate and Maunganui. — Kawiti")
![From a drawing 1846] — Hone Heke, his Wife (Hariata), and Kawiti](/etexts/Cow01NewZ/Cow01NewZ023a(h280).jpg "From a drawing 1846] — Hone Heke, his Wife (Hariata), and Kawiti")
.jpg "Kawiti")
.jpg "Kawiti's Carronade")
.jpg "Kororareka, Bay of Islands")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Te Ruki Kawiti":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.