Episode 5 of 5
Peaceful Encounters and Tupaia's Mediation
- When
- mid-October 1769
- Where
- East coast of the North Island, from Cape Kidnappers to Tolaga Bay, south of Poverty Bay
Further south, encounters at Anaura Bay and Tolaga Bay were peaceful, with Tupaia interpreting and trade following.
After the deadly first days, further encounters with Māori at Anaura Bay and Tolaga Bay were more peaceful, with Tupaia, who understood the Māori language, playing an important role as interpreter and mediator. Three more Māori were killed in an encounter farther south off Cape Kidnappers on 15 October. Elsewhere the Māori traded freely with the British and allowed them to gather water, wild celery and scurvy grass.
Sources
- First voyage of James Cook Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-17
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