Hōhepa Te Umuroa

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Portrait by William Duke, 1846

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

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.[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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