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… Waikaremoana lies in the Gisborne Land District on the eastern boundary of the Urewera National Park. The height of … and it covers 21 sq. miles. The lake is a drowned-valley system at the head of the Waikare-Taheke River and is blocked … by low-dipping stratified sedimentary rocks of upper Tertiary Age, the scenery is dominated by high bluffs such …
… the most recent introductions. Evidence shows that over-wintering queens were accidentally imported from overseas in cargo which was first opened at Te Rapa Air Force Depot in 1944. These queens successfully …
… of lakes ranging in size from small ponds to bodies of water tens of miles long are scattered throughout the South Island, over an area which was …
… or Rohe Potae, was originally a large tract of the western central North Island and comprised the tribal lands of … lay principally in the Auckland Province but there were extensive portions in Wellington and Taranaki and, at one … northern boundary was the Puniu Stream, which marked the extent of the Waikato tribal territories confiscated after the …
… South Wales, had been impressed by the Maoris he had encountered and when in England in 1807–08, he asked the C.M.S. … two or three mechanics to go and live among the Maoris, to teach them the simple arts of life and so prepare them for the Gospel. William Hall, a carpenter, and John King, a shoemaker, returned with Marsden. It …
… The Coromandel region is easily located by its backbone, the Coromandel Range, which projects … southern limits, whilst the Hauraki Plains lie along the eastern boundary. Included within these limits are the counties … for the collection of statistics. In 1961 the region registered a total population of 21,565 (0.89 per cent of the …
… and Milford Sound and flows south for 35 miles to the eastern shores of Lake Te Anau. The river flows for about 25 miles in a deep, flat-floored, glaciated valley between steep mountain walls rising to over 6,000 …
… Young Farmers' Club organised a shearing competition at Masterton in conjunction with the local A. and P. Show. The … proved so popular that the organisers decided to institute a national championship contest. Little was done about this idea until July 1960 when …
… the pass had long been known to the Maoris and was the route used by the war party of Te Puoho, it was not until 1861 that it was reached by a … to the West Coast. For some years Cameron's claim was doubted; the point, however, was settled in 1881 when T. N. …
… are low-scrub and tussock covered, the whole of the western catchment of the Mohaka is densely forested, precipitous country. After passing out of the axial range, the Mohaka turns …