Dec 1846 – June 1848:

Guided Brunner through Rotoiti district en route to Buller Gorge and on to its mouth and south to Taramakau; returned to Nelson via the Mawhera (Grey) and Inangahua Valleys. Assisted by Pikiwati and their wives, also of N. Tumatakokiri. This was the most arduous of the overland journeys of colonial exploration ever undertaken in this country; 19 months of utmost hardship and privation.