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… (1830–1903). Soldier, Minister of the Crown, Commissioner of the Armed Constabulary, … in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Whitmore was born at Malta on 1 May 1830, the son of …
… The Motu River, which rises in the south-western side of the Raukumara Range, drains the southwestern part of the Raukumara Peninsula and flows into the Bay … rising as high as Arowhana (4,724 ft). The rocks are moderately hard Taitai (lower Cretaceous) sandstones, mudstones, …
… The Rangitaiki River has its source on the northeastern slopes of the Ahimanawa Range. It flows … It flows along a series of fault-angle valleys which separate the Kaingaroa Plateau on the west from the North Island axial ranges on the …
… After the fall of Meremere in mid-November 1863 the Maori “King's” forces retreated up the Waikato River and took up new positions at … these in order to plan his attack. The defence works consisted of a main line of entrenchments across the narrow …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Robert Maunsell was born on 24 October 1810 at Dublin … and was the seventh son of the nine sons and two daughters of the second family of George Maunsell, a Collector of Customs and, afterwards, a banker. He was educated at Waterford and at …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Samuel Ironside was born on 9 September 1814 at Sheffield, Yorkshire. In early life he was … and decided upon a missionary career. In 1836 he was accepted as a candidate for the ministry and entered Hoxton …
… Thames is situated on the south-east coast of the Firth of Thames on the … town occupies a narrow coastal strip of flat land at the western base of the Coromandel Range. On the south the country … of the Hauraki Plain. A branch railway from Frankton terminates at the town. By road Thames is 74 miles southeast …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. No ship's captain better knew the New Zealand coasts in the 1820s and early 1830s, or was better known on those coasts, than John Rodolphus Kent. From …
… Taumarunui is situated on the north bank of the upper reaches of the Wanganui … River at its junction with the Ongarue River. The town site occupies mainly alluvial flat, but the surrounding … Range. The North Island Main Trunk railway and the Te Kuiti – National Park highway pass through Taumarunui. By …
… Also known as Reihana Te Huatare, and Reihana Whakahoehoe ( c . 1827–97). Ngati … in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Wahanui was born about 1827 and was the son of Wahanui … chief of the Ngati Maniapoto tribe. He was originally intended for the ministry and was educated at the Wesleyan …