Case file · Apparition / miracle
Te Ua Haumēne's angel vision
In 1862 Te Ua Haumēne of Taranaki said the angel Gabriel appeared to him after a shipwreck, founding the Pai Mārire ('good and peaceful') faith, known to settlers as Hauhau.
1862 CE · -39.42, 173.95 · status: account
The account
He taught that Māori were a chosen people and that the angel would protect believers. The faith spread quickly during the New Zealand Wars, when some fighters believed chanting 'hau' would turn aside bullets.
The sceptical view
The vision is a single account; the bullet-turning belief cost many lives, and Te Ua himself preached peace.