History of the New Zealand Flag

Watercolour by Lieutenant Herbert Meade (1842-1868) depicting Pai Marire ceremony at Tataroa on 27 January 1865. Meade and his guide Hemipo (shown standing aside from the proceedings) were taken prisoner by Pai Marire supporters, and released after their fate had been determined at the ceremony.

Cowan Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand Reference: B-139-014
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