Biography
Gilbert Mair had sailed on the whaling vessel "New Zealander" in 1820. At this occasion he visited New Zealand for the first time. When it returned to England on 2 March 1820, the missionary Thomas Kendall was among the passengers, together with Hongi Hika and Waikato, the two rangatira of Nga Puhi (check) that were the first Māori to come to England (check). In 1823 he made his second trip to New Zealand. This time he bought two preserved heads. In 1824 he made his third visit. He would never sail back to England again.
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