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William Colenso : printer, missionary, botanist, explorer, politician : his life and journeys / by A.G. Bagnall and G.C. Petersen ; [edited by Ian St George].

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Dunedin, New Zealand : Otago University Press, 2012.Description: 510 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781877578151
  • 1877578150
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Contents:
Part one: The first years (1. Early days in Penzance ; 2. The young printer ; 3. London ; 4. Sydney bound ; 5. The cruise of the Blackbird) -- Part two: The Bay of Islands (1. Paihia ; The printing house ; 3. Mission problems ; 4. First visit to the East Coast ; 5. Allan Cunningham ; 6. Journey to Te Reinga ; 7. Waitangi ; 8. Early short journeys ; 9. Early Waikaremoana journey ; 10. Printer or missionary ; 11. [George Augustus] Selwyn ; 12. Te Waimate ; 13. Paihia to Deliverance Cove ; 14. The walk to Ahuriri ; 15. Second Waikaremoana journey ; 16. Ordination) -- Part three: The Ahuriri mission (1. Occupation ; 2. First journey to the Ruahine Range ; 3. The first Wellington journey ; 4. Ten thousand square miles ; 5. Ahuriri problems and the Tarawera journey ; 6. First visit to Mokai Patea ; 7. A difficult winter ; 8. Wairarapa road parties ; 9. Second crossing of the Ruahine Range ; 10. Explanations to the Lieutenant-Governor ; 11. The Rangitikei journey ; 12. Journey to Mokai Patea via Taupo ; 13. The break with Renata Kawepo ; 14. Rebecca ; 15. The coming of Donald McLean ; 16. The Kuripapango -- Taruarau journey ; 17. Conflict ; 18. Nemesis ; 19. Retribution) -- Part four: Politics (1. Birth of a province ; 2. Member of the General Assembly ; 3. The break from Waitangi ; 4. McLean enters politics) -- Part five: Return to science (1. Lexicographer ; 2. The Exhibition essays ; 3. The Maori lexicon ; 4. School inspector ; 5. Gerontius ; 6. Historical and scientific papers ; 7. "Dreaming on both") -- Appendices (A: The first plants gathered from Mount Hikurangi ; B: Captainh [James] Cook in Hawke's Bay ; C: Karepo Hiaro's last words ; D: The moa ; E: The Tamil bell ; F: Summary of Ruahine journeys ; G: Autobiography).
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BX5770.C692 BAG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J01002783
New Zealand/Pacific John Kinder Theological Library BX5770.C692 BAG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan J01002772
Main Collection Theology House DU420.C6 BAG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A00404066

Previous edition published: Wellington, New Zealand : A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1948.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-438) and index.

Part one: The first years (1. Early days in Penzance ; 2. The young printer ; 3. London ; 4. Sydney bound ; 5. The cruise of the Blackbird) -- Part two: The Bay of Islands (1. Paihia ; The printing house ; 3. Mission problems ; 4. First visit to the East Coast ; 5. Allan Cunningham ; 6. Journey to Te Reinga ; 7. Waitangi ; 8. Early short journeys ; 9. Early Waikaremoana journey ; 10. Printer or missionary ; 11. [George Augustus] Selwyn ; 12. Te Waimate ; 13. Paihia to Deliverance Cove ; 14. The walk to Ahuriri ; 15. Second Waikaremoana journey ; 16. Ordination) -- Part three: The Ahuriri mission (1. Occupation ; 2. First journey to the Ruahine Range ; 3. The first Wellington journey ; 4. Ten thousand square miles ; 5. Ahuriri problems and the Tarawera journey ; 6. First visit to Mokai Patea ; 7. A difficult winter ; 8. Wairarapa road parties ; 9. Second crossing of the Ruahine Range ; 10. Explanations to the Lieutenant-Governor ; 11. The Rangitikei journey ; 12. Journey to Mokai Patea via Taupo ; 13. The break with Renata Kawepo ; 14. Rebecca ; 15. The coming of Donald McLean ; 16. The Kuripapango -- Taruarau journey ; 17. Conflict ; 18. Nemesis ; 19. Retribution) -- Part four: Politics (1. Birth of a province ; 2. Member of the General Assembly ; 3. The break from Waitangi ; 4. McLean enters politics) -- Part five: Return to science (1. Lexicographer ; 2. The Exhibition essays ; 3. The Maori lexicon ; 4. School inspector ; 5. Gerontius ; 6. Historical and scientific papers ; 7. "Dreaming on both") -- Appendices (A: The first plants gathered from Mount Hikurangi ; B: Captainh [James] Cook in Hawke's Bay ; C: Karepo Hiaro's last words ; D: The moa ; E: The Tamil bell ; F: Summary of Ruahine journeys ; G: Autobiography).

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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