Personal details
Full Name:
- Charles Heaphy
Lifetime:
- 1820–3 Aug 1881
Charles Heaphy
The multi-faceted Charles Heaphy made quite an impact on colonial New Zealand as an artist, explorer, soldier and colonial administrator. He was the first colonial soldier to win the Victoria Cross.
Read more...Events In History
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11 February 1864Charles Heaphy earns VCRecommended for a Victoria Cross after he rescued a soldier under fire in 1864, Heaphy was eventually given the decoration in 1867 - the only one awarded to a member of New Zealand's colonial forces. Read more...
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19 May 1846Brunner, Kehu and Heaphy reach Māwhera pāThis journey was part of Thomas Brunner's epic 1846-48 exploration of the South Island. He was accompanied by Kehu of Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri, and Charles Heaphy, a draftsman and artist with the New Zealand Company. Read more...
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17 August 1839NZ Company ship Tory arrivesThe New Zealand Company party, which included William Wakefield and his nephew Jerningham, was sent to make preparations for organised settlement. Read more...
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Main image: The fight at the 2nd parapet at Waiari
Charles Heaphy’s sketch of the fight at the 2nd Parapet, Waiari, 11 February 1864. This illustration shows six European soldiers on a small hilltop, repulsing an attack by 13 Māori, several of whom have been killed.
