Personal details
Full Name:
- Te Ua Haumēne
Lifetime:
- early 1820s–October 1866
Te Ua Haumēne
In 1862 Te Ua Haumēne established a new religion, Hauhau based on the principle of pai marire – goodness and peace. Most settlers viewed Hauhau as a anti-European religion that became synonymous with ‘violence, fanaticism and barbarism’.
Read more...Events In History
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21 July 1865Capture of Weraroa pāGovernor George Grey led a small force that captured a Pai Mārire (Hauhau) pā at Weraroa, Waitōtara. The pā had long lost its strategic significance, and its small garrison had seemed willing to surrender. Read more...
Articles
Pai Marire
Pai Marire (goodness and peace) was one of several Maori Christian faiths to emerge in the 19th century. Like many others, it was closely tied to issues of land and politics.
- Page 2 - Te Ua HaumēnePai Marire disciples travelled around the North Island in the mid-1860s. Against a backdrop of war and land confiscations, the founding principle of Pai Marire was often subverted
New Zealand's 19th-century wars
War changed the face of New Zealand in the 19th century. Tens of thousands of Māori died in the intertribal Musket Wars from the 1810s to the 1830s. There were fewer deaths during the New Zealand Wars (1840s-1870s) between Māori and the Crown, but the consequences were still dire for many tribes.
- Page 4 - Prophets and colonistsFrom 1864, a new round of fighting in the New Zealand Wars was sparked by Māori religious movements.
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Main image: Flags of Pai Mārire
Flags of Te Ua Haumēne, Tītokowaru and Peehi Tūroa.
