▁Zealand . ▁ ▁T aps ell ▁first ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁at ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Islands ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁Ze al ander ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁three ▁times . ▁The ▁first ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁Maria ▁Ring a , ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁mission ary ▁Thomas ▁K end all ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Islands ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁and ▁claimed ▁( by ▁T aps ell ▁himself ) ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Christian ▁wed ding ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁or ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁Mak etu ▁and ▁began ▁trad ing ▁fla x . ▁His ▁third ▁wife ▁was ▁H ine - i - t ur ama ▁N gat iki , ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁O rak au . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁T aps ell ▁owned ▁both ▁Wh aka ari ▁( White ) ▁and ▁M out oh ora ▁( Wh ale ) ▁islands ▁and ▁he ▁lived ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁latter . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 3 ▁death s ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁people ▁of ▁Dan ish ▁descent ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁sail ors ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁wh al ers ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁trad ers ▁Category : Austral ian ▁wh al ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Tro ch on em ato idea ▁is ▁an ▁ext inct ▁tax onom ic ▁super family ▁of ▁foss