Hine Pukihau Kelly

John married a Maori chief's sister, Hine Tuhawaiki, and was based on a small island in Foveaux Strait called Ruapuke for the next 31 years. During that time he was employed in various positions - as Sealer, Trader, Whaler, and finally Boatman and guide. He had three children to his Maori wife, and after her death in 1849, he eventually met, and married a widow from the new Otago settlement of Dunedin, Mrs Christian Niven (nee Swan) in December 1850. Source: https://sites.google.com/site/pre1839settlersinnz/home/notes/john-k...

1824: John Kelly marries (Mary) Hine-tuhawaiki and settles at Ruapuke Island. Hine may have been a relative of Tuhawaiki ’Bloody Jack’, later paramount chief of Ngai Tahu, whose stronghold was on Ruapuke