Christianity among the New Zealanders

In 1642 New Zealand was first sighted by the Dutch sailor Abel Tasman. It was later annexed by the British Government in 1840.

This the story of Christian mission during those first 150 years.

This is a narrative of both joys and sorrows of the Gospel's advance.

Set, as it is, in a world where life was cheap, where barbaric murder and cannibalism were common place, one great theme emerges: There is something grand and wonderful in the change which is wrought by the Gospel.