Hauhau

/ ˈhaʊhaʊ /

noun

1. history a 19th-century Māori religious sect

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hauhau¹

Māori

Example Sentences

The bishop's son, Archdeacon Leonard Williams, remained at Poverty Bay to combat the Hauhau influence, and to shepherd the remnant of faithful Maoris.

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Two days later the Hauhau leader, Patara, arrived and held a trial in the church.

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For some days he was kept a prisoner in the guard-room in the bishop's house; he was then deported with the Hauhau prisoners to Chatham Island.

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