Tomoana, Henare

In the 1890s influential Ngāti Kahungunu leader Hēnare Tomoana pressed for government decisions about Māori to be delegated to Te Kotahitanga (the Māori parliament)…

Shalfoon, Gareeb Stephen

With his band the Melody Boys, clarinettist and saxophonist Epi Shalfoon introduced New Zealanders to jazz music…

Rout, Ettie Annie

Irrepressible Ettie Rout fought a fierce battle during the First World War to protect New Zealand soldiers from sexually transmitted infections…

Farrell, Thomas Richard

Brilliant pianist Richard Farrell performed with major audiences internationally, but his promising musical career was cut short by a fatal car accident…

Hei, Ākenehi

Chew Chong

Stark, Freda Beatrice

Pulman, Elizabeth

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