▁charge ▁of ▁establish ing ▁the ▁new ▁station , ▁and ▁he ▁arrived ▁with ▁an ▁advance ▁party ▁in ▁H oki anga ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁He ▁helped ▁establish ▁a ▁mission ▁station ▁at ▁Mang ung u , ▁near ▁H ore ke . ▁He ▁spent ▁five ▁years ▁in ▁T ong a , ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Mang ung u . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁Hob bs ▁assist ed ▁his ▁son - in - law ▁in ▁establish ing ▁a ▁new ▁mission ▁station ▁at ▁P ip iri ki ▁in ▁the ▁Wang an ui ▁district . ▁On ▁the ▁way , ▁the ▁ship ▁Hob bs ▁was ▁trav elling ▁on ▁was ▁w reck ed ▁in ▁a ▁storm , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁experience , ▁Hob bs ▁became ▁de af ened ▁which ▁later ▁made ▁him ▁in cap able ▁of ▁active ▁duty . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 8 5 5 – 1 8 5 6 ▁rest ing ▁at ▁the ▁Three ▁Kings ▁institution , ▁and ▁then ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁mission . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁John ▁Hob bs ▁was ▁greatly ▁adm ired ▁for ▁his ▁vers at ility ▁in ▁mechanical ▁matters . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁tend ▁to ▁the ▁sick , ▁and ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Ma ori ▁population ▁was ▁relatively ▁successful ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁speak ▁their ▁language ▁flu ently . ▁He ▁assist ed ▁in ▁transl ating ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Job ▁into ▁M ā ori ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the