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Repudiation party including Henare Matua, 1876

Repudiation party including Henare Matua, 1876

Repudiation party, including Henry Robert Russell (on seat, centre) and Henare Matua, probably in Napier, February 1876.

Matua was a key figure in the Repudiation movement, based in Hawke's Bay. The movement grew out of a widespread Maori dissatisfaction with land transactions.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-038687-F
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Repudiation party including Henare Matua, 1876, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/repudiation-party-including-henare-matua-1876, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated