William Colenso

William Colenso

William Colenso was born in Cornwall, England.

His dream was to be a printer so he can make

books, Newspaper & magazine. When he was 15

he started training to become a printer. In 1834

William arrived in the Bay of Islands on the

beach. He came to work as a printer for the

missionaries. New Zealand first ever printing

press was carried in the north land on the

bay of islands beach he got helped from the

Maori to carry it. Then three years later

William printing the first ever New Zealand

book. William made 5000 books that had

Been translated in Maori like the treaty

of waitangi & the Bible. Then a few days

later William became a missionary. With

a help from the Maori guides his journeyed

through the thick forest and arousing higher

and higher mountain to reach Maori villages.

He only travel on foot like ever Maori do, he

went to place in New Zealand that no other

European he'd ever gone before. He had

went from Hawkes Bay to Wellington to Inland

to Taupe. In one of his Journeyed he found

a New Zealand native plant and felt in love

with it so he collected they on his adventure.

He also found moa bones and send it to

England and when they were finish putting

it together all the bones they found out

that is was 3.6 m tall. He hope to see

one in life his adventure but not knowing

that they were extinct. But because of

family problems he had to give up being a
missionary.

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