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… (1820–77). Land Purchase Commissioner and Native Minister. A new biography of McLean, Donald appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Donald McLean was born on the Hebridean island of Tiree … 1820, the son of John McLean of Kilmaluaig, and of Margrette, née McColl. While Donald was still a child his father …
… (1814–1904). Missionary, Bishop of Wellington, and Primate of New Zealand. A new biography of Hadfield, Octavius … in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Octavius Hadfield was born at Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, … Octavius's father, Joseph Hadfield, married the elder daughter of General White, an Indian Army officer, and lived in …
… organisations and bodies possessing flags may be listed shipping companies, some cities, sports clubs, gentlemen's clubs, some commercial enterprises, several religious denominations, and at least one … For convenience the field is here divided into nine categories: (a) Pre-1840 and historical flags; (b) New Zealand …
… Undeveloped land of 150,000 acres, approximately half under partly milled bush, the remainder under tussock, are located in the upper Waiau, the Hokonui district, and the swamp … The partially developed land, 644,500 acres, is located in addition to the foregoing areas in the …
… Isthmus, Beach, and township all lie at the north-eastern end of Hawke Bay, on the east coast of the North … miles long and 7 miles wide, rises to its highest point at Te Kapu, 1,302 ft. It is composed of soft rocks ranging in age from upper Cretaceous to uppermost Tertiary, the youngest in the west and and the oldest in the …
… of fins. Most of the market supply is trawled in moderately deep water, but it is occasionally found in shallow estuarine locations. The sole is olive-grey, dotted with black, and extra large examples have been recorded …
… who came to New Zealand in 1806 and lived under the protection of Te Pehi, whose daughter he married. The English brought Christianity to New …
… (1774 ?–1854). Maori chief. A new biography of Kawiti, Te Ruki appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Kawiti, the fighting chief of Kawakawa (Bay of Islands), … this selfless attitude. Heke and Kawiti joined forces at Te Uruti, near Kororareka, where Heki cut down the flagstaff …
… Morrinsville is situated close to the west bank of the Piako River in the … to the south the land rises to the undulating and hilly watershed between the Waihou-Piako and mid-Waikato basins. … and Rotorua is 65 miles south-east (69 miles by rail). Te Aroha is 13 miles north-east, and Paeroa is 27 miles …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Nene was the son of Tapua, a noted warrior of the Ngati-Hao hapu of the Ngapuhi tribe of … the establishment and enforcement of law and order. His intervention to protect the missionaries made him an important …