# In Darwin's Footsteps - Te Waimate Mission — WHE Article Discussion (2-1475) **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [November 21, 2019, 9:59am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/in-darwins-footsteps-te-waimate-mission-whe-article-discussion-2-1475/18707 "2019-11-21T09:59:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kim.martins](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/kim.martins/32/331_2.png) [@kim.martins](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/kim.martins)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 9:59am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/in-darwins-footsteps-te-waimate-mission-whe-article-discussion-2-1475/18707/1 "2019-11-21T09:59:06Z")
The Bay of Islands is a subtropical region in New Zealand's far north and is a popular destination for big-game fishing, sailing, and dolphin watching. It is an area rich in the history of Maori (_Māori_ in their own language) and European (_Pākehā_) relations and conflict. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1475/in-darwins-footsteps---te-waimate-mission/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1475/in-darwins-footsteps---te-waimate-mission/)._ * * * **Join the Conversation** - What would you like to know more about? - What surprised you most in this article? - Does this match what you've learned about the topic before? Is there anything you'd like to ask about this article? Ask away — and if you spot something that should be covered, that's useful to know too. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/system/32/30_2.png) [@system](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/in-darwins-footsteps-te-waimate-mission-whe-article-discussion-2-1475/18707/2 "2026-08-01T03:43:13Z")