sep 5, 1837 - D'Urville notes depleted and demoralised Maori in Akaroa, few adult males
Description:
As Ogilvie notes, as well as the kaihuanga and Te Rauparaha events, many of the men would have been working at whaling stations or had gone of to Otago with a number of different rangatira. Source: Ogilvie, Banks PeninsulaAdded to timeline:
Date:
sep 5, 1837
Now
~ 188 years ago