American whaler Rodman arrived at Monganui, New Zealand according to the New Zealand newspaper Daily Southern Cross dated 26 June 1857

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Fishermen in boats have been attacking a whale but one boat is upset and a man is falling out. 

Coloured engraving by F. Duncan after W.J. Huggins 1834

An item reported the arrival at Monganui, New Zealand on 10 February of the American whaler Rodman of 371 tons from New Bedford, USA master Babcock cleared for whaling.(1)

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1. Whalemen’s Shipping List dated 30 June 1857 bark, shipping agents Wm.G.E. Pope, departed on 10 September 1855