Lay missionaries Thomas Kendall , John King and William Hall were chosen for the New Zealand mission in 1809 .
It was not until 14 November 1814 that Marsden took the Active , on an exploratory journey to the Bay of Islands .
Lay missionaries Thomas Kendall , John King and William Hall were chosen for the New Zealand mission in 1809 , but it was not until 14 November 1814 that Marsden took the Active , on an exploratory journey to the Bay of Islands .