12 December 2008: McLean Launch

McLean Launch

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A portrait of Sir Donald McLean from the early 1860s

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Donald McLean at Māori meeting, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, 1865

McLean was a fluent Māori speaker and was a confident participant at the many Māori hui he attended throughout the country. In this meeting to discuss land sales at Wairoa in 1865 he can be seen sitting under the tree on the left, clearly the centre of attention. Such meetings were an important part of his work, and they are well documented in his papers.
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Beatrice Rhodes album
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Among McLean's many Māori correspondents were the Ngati Kahungunu chief

Among McLean's many Māori correspondents were the Ngati Kahungunu chief, Te Hapuku (left) a supporter of McLean's early land purchases in Hawke's Bay. Hapuku is often mentioned in McLean's diaries recounting his land purchase activities
Te Hapuku, ca 1863-1866
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Ropata Wahawaha of Ngati Porou took a leading part in the fighting against Te Kooti in the 1860s and 1870s

Rapata Wahawaha of Ngati Porou took a leading part in the fighting against Te Kooti in the 1860s and 1870s. McLean was the Government agent in charge of the military campaign and he and Wahawaha were frequent correspondents.
Rapata Wahawaha, 1871
Photographer: Samuel Carnell
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