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… Picton is situated on a small flat enclosed on the north by Waitohi Bay, … commonly called Picton Harbour, an inlet of Queen Charlotte Sound, and elsewhere by high hills. It is 18 miles by … by road from Havelock. The South Island Main Trunk railway terminates at Picton, 218 miles north-east of Christchurch. …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. James West Stack was born in a pa at Puriri in the … had transferred to the Church Missionary Society in 1833. After being with his parents at various North Island stations, … had suffered a nervous breakdown, to Australia, where he attended Sydney College. In 1848 the whole family was reunited …
… Auckland on 23 December 1953 on the Gothic , specially chartered as a Royal yacht for the occasion of an Empire tour. The arrival of this elder daughter of George VI and Queen Elizabeth, who had succeeded her … House that the Queen made her Christmas broadcast. The excitement of the occasion and the festive season was marred by …
… Waikouaiti is situated on flat land near the northern end of a small bay and … south by Huriawa Peninsula, provides a comparatively sheltered anchorage. A mile west of the town the narrow coastal … the heavily fortified Huriawa Peninsula. It was known as Te Wera's pa and, according to a Maori account, it was here …
… discoverer of Wellington Harbour was the voyager Kupe who entered it and camped at what is now Seatoun. The names of Matiu and Makaro (Somes and Ward Islands) commemorate the occasion. There is no record that Kupe named the … itself. The traditional Maori name for the harbour is Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara, the Great Harbour of Tara. The elder …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Henare Kaihau was a prominent Maori chief who, for many … embraced most of the other tribes. Belonging to the Ngati Teata hapu, Kaihau was educated at Archdeacon Maunsell's school at Waiuku, his …
… as: “Chant, spell, incantation, particularly the ancient rites proper to every important matter in the life of the Maori.” The chant was performed by … rules for its proper performance will show: “Ka tara te karakia ka ngahou, he ora tena.” (When the karakia is …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Guy Richardson Powles was born at Te Horo on 5 April 1905, son of Colonel C. G. Powles. He was educated at Wellington College and Victoria University College, …
… In Foveaux Strait the dredge oysters, which are the most abundant and most important … the production over the last two seasons has been approximately 100,000 sacks p.a. The production of the rock oyster fishery, on the other hand, which is confined to the …
… Martinborough is situated on flat, open land south of the junction of the … south by road from Greytown. The nearest large centre is Masterton, 26 miles north by road. Martinborough is essentially a servicing centre for a district engaged in intensive sheep raising with some dairy farming. About 9 miles …