Hōhepa Te Umuroa

Hōhepa Te Umuroa (1820? – 19 July 1847) was a notable New Zealander and political prisoner. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi iwi.[1]

Portrait by William Duke, 1846

The story of Te Umuroa's capture and subsequent transportation and imprisonment in Tasmania for insurrection is told in The Trowenna Sea by Witi Ihimaera and the 2012 opera Hōhepa composed by Jenny McLeod.[2] Te Umuroa died of tuberculosis in Tasmania, and was buried on Maria Island. His remains were repatriated to Whanganui, New Zealand in 1988.[3]

Portraits

During Te Umuroa's imprisonment on Tasmania's Maria Island, John Skinner Prout and William Duke painted his portrait.[4]

References
  1. Wilkie, Ruth. "Hohepa Te Umuroa". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. New opera celebrates imprisoned Maori hero, discussing the opera "Hohepa", a fictionalised version of Te Umuroa's story
  3. Morgan, Joyce (19 February 2012). "Opera tells warrior's legend". Stuff. Retrieved 16 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Gallery secures Duke portrait", Helen Musa, CityNews.com.au, 6 March 2012
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