Hone Wiremu Heke Pokai was a very influential chief of the Nqa Puhi tribe of New Zealand. He was a Maori rangatira (chief) and war leader. He is considered the principal instigator of the Flagstaff War. As a child, he attended a mission school in Kerikeri and came under the influence of missionaries. As a result, Hone Heke and his family were converted to Christianity, and Hone became a lay preacher. It was as a warrior that Hone Heke established his reputation. As a signal of his unhappiness with the plight of the Māori, Hone Heke chopped down the flagpole carrying the British flag that flew over Kororareka. The British interpreted this as an act of rebellion and soon the two sides were at war. In a span of 6 months, Hone Heke actually chopped the flagpole down three times. To prevent this from happening again, the British ordered in a battalion to defend it. Heke created a diversion, and while the soldiers were fighting on a nearby beach, Heke and a few others crept towards the flagpole and cut it down for the fourth time. This was the beginning of the Flagstaff War.
He had at least one older brother.
Hone Heke
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" The treaty of Waitangi is all soap. It is very smooth and oily, but treachery is hidden under it " (Hone Heke to Henry Williams 5 Feb 1845 at Koikohe)
because he raped the flag pole
Hone Heke Rankin died in 1964.
Hone Heke Rankin was born in 1896.
hone heke ordered the British flag to be cut down
Henry Williams was a Christian missionary who influenced Hone Heke as a child, leading to Heke's eventual conversation to Christianity. Hone Heke was a warrior from New Zealand who fought in numerous battles.
Hone Heke.
Hone Heke (Hone Wiremu Heke Pokai).
hone heke first cut down the flag pole in 1845
Hone heke was one of the first Maori chiefs to sign the British Government's Waitangi Treaty
he flew to the moon
No he didnt
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