John Williams Harris
1808–72
Established the first shore whaling station on the east coast of New Zealand. Storekeeper and sheep farmer. Discovered bones of Dinornis in 1837 which were described by Richard Owen.
Source
DNZB.
Bibliography
DNZB: A dictionary of New Zealand biography. Edited by G. H. Scholefield. 2 vols. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Internal Affairs. 1940. The dictionary of New Zealand biography. Edited by W. H. Oliver et al. 5 vols. Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Internal Affairs [and others]. 1990–2000.
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