About Octavius Hadfield

Octavius Hadfield was an English Anglican bishop. He was the Archdeacon of Kapiti, the Bishop of Wellington from 1870 to 1893, and the Primate of New Zealand from 1890 to 1893. He was a member of the Church Missionary Society in New Zealand for thirty years. He was recognised as an authority on Māori customs and language. His views on Māori rights, expressed in several books, strongly criticised the actions of the New Zealand Government.

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Octavius Hadfield

New Zealand bishop (1814–1904)

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