About this item
- Title
- Octavius Hadfield and the Entanglements of Mission
- Content partner
- University of Otago
- Collection
- Otago University Research Archive
- Description
Abstract As a pioneering missionary to Maori in the Cook’s Strait region, Octavius Hadfield was extensively influential through three decades. Yet his contribution is virtually unknown today. Working with the discourse of “entanglement” developed by Tony Ballantyne, this thesis investigates the source and the nature of Hadfield’s influence and some of its significant outcomes. He identified with Maori, uniquely opting to live not in a mission compound but in the pa. Thus his life became deepl...
- Format
- Research paper
- Research format
- Scholarly text / Thesis
- Thesis level
- Masters
- Date created
- 2021
- Creator
- Patrick, Victor
- URL
- https://hdl.handle.net/10523/12073
- Related subjects
- New Zealand history / Missionary History / Octavius Hadfield
What can I do with this item?
Check copyright status and what you can do with this item
Check informationReport this item
If you believe this item breaches our terms of use please report this item
Report this itemDigitalNZ brings together more than 30 million items from institutions so that they are easy to find and use. This information is the best information we could find on this item. This item was added on 01 September 2022, and updated 03 March 2026.
Learn more about how we work.
Share
What is the copyright status of this item?

All Rights Reserved
This item is all rights reserved, which means you'll have to get permission from University of Otago before using it.

More Information
University of Otago has this to say about the rights status of this item:
All items in OUR Archive are provided for research purposes and private study and are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. / Fixed Embargo Date, Closed
What can I do with this item?
You must always check with University of Otago to confirm the specific terms of use, but this is our understanding:

Non-infringing use
NZ Copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.

No sharing
You may not copy and/or share this item with others without further permission. This includes posting it on your blog, using it in a presentation, or any other public use.

No modifying
You are not allowed to adapt or remix this item into any other works.

No commercial use
You may not use this item commercially.
What can I do with this item?
Check copyright status and what you can do with this item
Check informationReport this item
If you believe this item breaches our terms of use please report this item
Report this itemDigitalNZ brings together more than 30 million items from institutions so that they are easy to find and use. This information is the best information we could find on this item. This item was added on 01 September 2022, and updated 03 March 2026.
Learn more about how we work.
Share
Related items
Loading...