John Rodolphus Kent (died 1 January 1837), also known as Amukete, was a

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officer and trader who settled in

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in 1827. He first started sailing to New Zealand from

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(

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) in

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in 1820. He settled at Koutu Point near

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in the

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in 1827 under the protection of the Ngāti Korokoro chief

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. He then moved to

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in 1828 to trade with the Waikato tribes. There he met Te Wherowhero, the paramount chief of Waikato, and married his daughter Tiria. He died at Kahawai on the

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on 1 January 1837.

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1837 deaths New Zealand traders Sealers Royal Navy officers Year of birth unknown Settlers of New Zealand {{NewZealand-bio-stub

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