Missionaries arrived in NZ, 1814, spreading Christianity peacefully.

Samuel Marsden, key figure, taught Māori agriculture for conversions.

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Māori missionaries freed slaves, gained converts to Christianity.

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Slave Piripi Taumata-ā-Kura became influential missionary.

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NZ missionaries traveled abroad, spreading Christianity in China, South America.

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March 5 celebrates Arrival of First Missionaries in New Zealand.

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Early missionaries educated, influential, and often doubled as teachers.

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