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… (1832–1912). Soldier, Resident Magistrate, and Judge of the Native Land Court. William Gilbert Mair was born at Te Wahapu, Bay of Islands, on 20 November 1832. He was a son … early resident who settled in the Bay in 1824, and was educated by a private tutor, John Fogan, and, later, at Te …
… At the conclusion of the Maori Wars land was confiscated by the Government and about 3,000 former militia men … of 50 or more acres. The dairy industry was first promoted during the nineties, after a period when mixed farming was undertaken. The …
… Tongariro (6,458 ft), after which Tongariro National Park is named, is a truncated multiple volcano 9 miles long and 5 miles wide at its … the broad summit contains a considerable number of small craters including North Crater, South Crater, Central Crater, …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. T. S. Grace was born at Liverpool on 16 February 1815, … of a family of Huguenot descent, and Sarah, née Cox. After a brief grammar-school education he entered a business firm of which, at the age of 24, he had …
… The Fighting Forties New Zealand colonists had a foretaste of Maori fighting in the turbulent eighteen forties. The rash attempt of the European Magistrates …
… Many interrelated factors, particularly the isolated location of certain groups and the general hostility … period. Generally there are two main dialects of contemporary Maori in New Zealand, namely, the western and …
… Although the tourist industry depends largely on private enterprise, the Tourist and Publicity Department (founded in 1901) helps considerably to promote travel to and within New Zealand. It has offices in … Tourist and Publicity Department and Tourist Hotel Corporation …
… (1826–91). Maori scholar. A new biography of White, John appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. John White was born on 3 January 1826 at Cockfield, … WHITE, John …
… is a catchment area of 550 sq. miles, rises on the south-western slopes of the Rangitoto Range. Its upper catchment … rain forest. This lower course lies through easily eroded tertiary sandstones and mudstones, within which occurs coal … miles south of Piopio, a small town some 12 miles south of Te Kuiti, the Mokau River flows through limestone-capped …
… flows, some more eroded than others, and hot springs, often a sign of quiescent volcanic activity. No less than 26 … flows have partly filled valleys (Moerewa) and formed waterfalls (Kerikeri Bridge), lakes (Omapere), and swamps (Punakitere). The volcanic material is principally basalt, although …