Te Rauparaha

Te Rauparaha

male, deceased (1849)
Te Rauparaha was a Māori chief and war leader of the Ngati Toa tribe who took a leading part in the Musket Wars. He was influential in the o...
Charles Heaphy

Charles Heaphy

male, deceased (1881)
Major Charles Heaphy VC (1820 - August 3, 1881) was a New Zealand explorer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious...
Arthur Wakefield

Arthur Wakefield

male, deceased (1843)
Captain Arthur Wakefield was the second brother of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, founder of the New Zealand Company. Arthur Wakefield was born in Essex...
Edward Jerningham Wakefield

Edward Jerningham Wakefield

male, deceased (1879)
Edward Jerningham Wakefield (25 June 1820 - 3 March 1879) was the only son of Edward Gibbon Wakefield. He was born in London, and educated in...
Ernst Dieffenbach

Ernst Dieffenbach

male, deceased (1855)
Johann Karl Ernst Dieffenbach was a German physician, geologist and naturalist, the first trained scientist to live and work in New Zealand, where...

William Hutt

male, deceased (1882)
Sir William Hutt, KCB, MA (1791-1882) was a British MP who was heavily involved in the colonization of New Zealand and South Australia. Born in...
Thomas Brunner

Thomas Brunner

male, deceased (1874)
Thomas Brunner (baptised August 22, 1821, in Oxford, England; died April 22, 1874 in Nelson, New Zealand) was an English-born surveyor and explorer...
Samuel Revans

Samuel Revans

male, deceased (1888)
Samuel Revans (circa 1807-14 July 1888) was a notable New Zealand newspaper owner, entrepreneur and politician. He was the "Father of Journalism in...
Ditlev Gothard Monrad

Ditlev Gothard Monrad

male, deceased (1887)
Ditlev Gothard Monrad (November 24 1811 - March 28 1887) was a Danish politician and bishop of Lolland-Falster. He is one of the pioneers of the...
Francis Redwood

Francis Redwood

male, deceased (1935)
Francis William Mary Redwood SM (6 April, 1839 – 3 January, 1935), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand. Redwood wa...