Huria Matenga

Huria Matenga (c. 1842 – 24 April 1909, also known as Julia Martin) was a New Zealand tribal leader and landowner. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngati Tama, Ngati Toa and Te Ati Awa iwi. She was born in Whakapuaka, Nelson, New Zealand in about 1842.[1]

She became known as "the Grace Darling of New Zealand" after her heroics in the rescuing of the crew of the brigantine Delaware, which struck rocks during a gale close to Pepin Island in 1863.[2][3]

Matenga was also a weaver and two of her woven items are in the collection at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand.[4]

References
  1. Ormsby, Mary Louise. "Huria Matenga". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "Matenga, Huria (1840?-1909)", natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. "The wreck of the Delaware", nzhistory.govt.nz. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. "Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.