During the journey to Poukawa on March 5, 1858, after torching the Whakatu Pa, an area of land called Karanema's Reserve - which lay between Te Moananui and Hapuku's land, was bought by the Government for £800 (2017: $92,000).
The proceeds were split between Hapuku and Te Moananui (a practice common where land was in dispute).
This land of 4000 acres (1618 hectares) was to be set aside for the descendants of Karanema, Chief Te Hapuku's oldest son (who had died in 1854).
It was likely marked out to settle a dispute between Hapuku and Te Moananui in 1851-52.
The boundaries of Karanema's Reserve would become a government town called Havelock, and take its name in 1859 from India Mutiny British war hero, Sir Henry Havelock.
Henry had passed away in November 1857 from dysentery after a strenuous campaign in Lucknow.
Havelock's name would be consistent with the "nomenclature" of calling locations in Hawke's Bay after British war heroes in India, with Clive (Sir Robert Clive) and Napier (Sir Charles Napier) already named as such. (Hastings was named in 1873 after Warren Hastings).
However, Havelock in the North Island wasn't the only location taking this name - a location in the South Island in Pelorous, Marlborough Sounds, was also named Havelock about the same time.
Initially, this caused no problems until the towns started to get each other's mail.
The postmaster general suggested that Havelock in Hawke's Bay should change its name.
Well, that got a reaction! "No", said the patriotic people of the quiet village of Havelock North, with a population of about 500.
Others in Hawke's Bay also objected because with the principal Hawke's Bay towns, Napier, Clive, Havelock and Hastings, all named after British generals, it was felt changing Havelock's, well, would rather disturb this.
A public meeting attended by 100 people in Havelock passed a motion "that this meeting of Havelock North residents very strongly opposes any alteration of the name; the importance and population in the district entitle it to keep the name so long associated with it and we respectfully suggest that if any confusion exists Havelock South might easily be called Pelorous".
The good people of Havelock in the south were not impressed with that.
At a meeting to present the petition to the Minister of Internal affairs in July 1910, an argument then took place between the MPs for Marlborough and Hawke's Bay on who was named Havelock first, but this made no difference (and could not then be determined).
The minister suggested they draw lots, but this was dismissed by both MPs.
Finally, agreement was made between all parties that the names should not be changed, but Havelock in the North Island would become known as Havelock North.
Havelock had begun to acquire the "North" from about 1890, probably to distinguish itself from its South Island namesake for mail purposes. But it was still referred to as Havelock or "The Village" at that time locally.
The news that Havelock would keep its name was joyfully reported in the Hastings Standard as "Havelock still Havelock: The Revered Name Retained".
Other locations around the world were also named after Sir Henry Havelock, including Havelock in North Carolina in the United States, with a population of about 20,000.
• Michael Fowler (mfhistory@gmail.com) is a chartered accountant, speaker and writer of history.
