William Colenso : printer, missionary, botanist, explorer, politician : his life and journeys / by A.G. Bagnall and G.C. Petersen ; [edited by Ian St George].
Material type: TextPublisher: Dunedin : Otago University Press, 2012Description: 510 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1877578150
- 9781877578151
- William Colenso, his life and journeys [Cover title]
- 993.02092 23
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Previous ed. published: Wellington, N.Z. : A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1948.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-438) and index.
Colenso, a Church Missionary Society missionary, printer and botanist, established the first printing press in New Zealand and printed the first book, 5000 copies of the New Testament in Māori, in 1837. He also printed the Treaty of Waitangi. His Authentic and genuine history of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (1890) is regarded as the most reliable European account from the time. Throughout his life, he defended the rights and equality of Māori. Posted to Hawke's Bay and determined to expand the activities of the mission, Colenso undertook major journeys to reach isolated Māori villages on the east coast of the North Island and inland, including over the Ruahines. An extra-marital relationship brought an end to his career in the church and for a time he became a politician, intensely involved in public life. But science called once more and in his later years much time was given to botanising.
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