Riwai Te Ahu

Octavius Hadfield at the Waikanae Mission of the Church Missionary Society (CMS).

[3] He worked with Hadfield to establish schools among the Māori people living in Queen Charlotte Sound, including at Okukari Bay.

[3] Early in 1855 Bishop George Selwyn took him to Auckland in order that he might study for the ministry at St. John’s College under the direction of Archdeacon Kissling.

[3] Te Ahu was ordained a deacon on 23 September 1855 at St Paul's Church, Auckland by Bishop George Selwyn.

[2] He managed schools in Queen Charlotte Sound and Tory Channel and was associated with the Anglican centre at Okukari Bay in Marlborough.

Kataore, Mere , pounamu (42cm x 12cm) named after a Ngāi Tahu chief killed by Te Rauparaha in the 1830s. Gifted by Riwai Keioni Te Ahu to Sir George Grey .