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Expedition Arrival at Rangihoua

When
22–24 December 1814
Where
Rangihoua Bay
Part of
Samuel Marsden's first sermon in New Zealand

Marsden's expedition arrived at Ruatara's dominion of Rangihoua Bay in late December 1814, with sources recording different arrival dates.

The brig Active departed Sydney on 14 November 1814. One account states the expedition arrived at Ruatara's dominion of Rangihoua Bay on 24 December 1814, while another records the missionaries John King, Thomas Kendall, and William Hall, together with free settler Thomas Hansen, arriving in Rangihoua Bay on board the Active on 22 December 1814. The sources thus disagree on the arrival date, and neither states when Marsden himself landed.

Sources

  1. Samuel Marsden Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
  2. Rangihoua Bay Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-29

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