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… builders. In all this southern portion of the North Island Maori population was relatively small; just before the … in his fortified base on Kapiti Island. Most mainland Maoris lived in scattered groups along the open west coast … and Masterton in 1856 and Carterton in 1857. The early history of the Wairarapa settlements was marked by conflict …
… he was appointed editor of the Federation's paper the Maoriland Worker that year, a position he held until 1918. … Democratic Party, but he was well beaten. As editor of the Maoriland Worker during the First World War, Holland placed … life. Holland remains a great figure in New Zealand Labour history. But it may be doubted whether, had he lived, he …
… Much later, in 1946, he assumed the portfolio of Maori Affairs. In that time, and in fact during his term as … Minister as a whole, he made a most significant impact on Maori policy and Maori opinion. With the serious illness of … this respect his career is, in itself, a chapter of social history. Although he was not, at least until later life, a …
… having had little previous experience of dealing with the Maori people, he assumed the portfolio of Native Affairs in … satisfy, but with a minimum of hardship or injustice to the Maori, at that time generally regarded as a dying race. … that position was one of the most successful periods in the history of Grand Lodge. Few other extra-political activities …
… His aptitude for languages had soon given him command of Maori and, early in 1847, he was sent to the Wairarapa to buy a large tract from the Maoris, but was foiled by the influence of the squatters who … Morrell, M.A.(N.Z.), D.PHIL.(OXON.), Professorial Fellow, History and Political Science Department, University of …
… after the gold rushes. In any case the outbreak of the Maori Wars decreased food production in New Zealand. By this … steel, and hardwoods. Besides being a low point in the history of exports to Australia, the year 1952 was also …
… to relieve the latter of the burden of debt caused by the Maori Wars, led to his dismissal in 1868. In retaliation … Notable New Zealand Statesmen , Scholefield, G. H. (1946) History of Otago , McLintock, A. H. (1949). …
… Ordnance Corps. At that time he began his collection of Maori antiquities which is now the largest private … baritone with the Welsh National Opera Company. In 1947 the Maori bass baritone, Inia te Wiata , left to study in … Organisation , and Primitive Economics of the New Zealand Maori . He became a fellow of the British Academy in 1948 …
… the visitors were involved in skirmishes with the local Maoris, some of whom were killed. After three young Maoris, who had been kindly treated, were put ashore the … James Cook is a figure of paramount importance in the history of New Zealand, not only because of his discovery of …