Hōne Heke

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Hōne Heke was a prominent 19th-century Māori rangatira and war leader known for his role in the Flagstaff War and as an early opponent of British colonial authority in New Zealand.

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instanceOf Māori rangatira
New Zealand historical figure
person
war leader
action ordered the cutting down of the Kororāreka flagstaff multiple times
ally Te Ruki Kawiti NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Hone Heke NERFINISHED
Hōne Heke Pōkai NERFINISHED
birthName Heke Pōkai NERFINISHED
burialPlace Kaikohe region NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
commemoratedIn Māori oral tradition
New Zealand historiography
conflict Flagstaff War NERFINISHED
Northern War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
dateOfBirth c. 1807
dateOfDeath 6 August 1850
dateSignedTreatyOfWaitangi 6 February 1840
ethnicity Māori NERFINISHED
givenName Hōne NERFINISHED
historicalEra 19th century
influenced subsequent Māori resistance to colonial rule
iwi Ngāpuhi NERFINISHED
language Māori
leadershipRole Ngāpuhi leader
militaryRank rangatira (chief)
notableFor Flagstaff War NERFINISHED
cutting down the British flagstaff at Kororāreka
opposition to British colonial authority in New Zealand
role in early New Zealand Wars
opponent British colonial government in New Zealand NERFINISHED
Governor George Grey NERFINISHED
Governor Robert FitzRoy NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Bay of Islands region NERFINISHED
Northland, New Zealand NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Kaikohe, New Zealand NERFINISHED
placeSignedTreatyOfWaitangi Waitangi, Bay of Islands NERFINISHED
politicalPosition early Māori opponent of British sovereignty
regionOfActivity Bay of Islands, Northland NERFINISHED
relative Hongi Hika NERFINISHED
religion Anglicanism
Christianity
signatoryOf Treaty of Waitangi NERFINISHED
signed Treaty of Waitangi NERFINISHED
spouse Hariata Rongo NERFINISHED
yearFlagstaffWarBegan 1845
yearOfFirstFlagstaffCutting 1844

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Ngāpuhi iwi hasNotableLeader Hōne Heke
subject surface form: Ngāpuhi