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… by the story of Pacific exploration, and he found the history of the Otago settlement romantic. He feared that the … a fellow in 1884. He was chairman of the Early History, Maori, and South Seas Section of the 1889 Exhibition, …
… Cradle Ship , 1916, had a sentimental popular appeal. In Maoriland Fairy Tales , 1913, she pioneered the use for children of traditional Maori lore. Not until A. H. Reed's Myths and Legends of … The New Zealand Novel, 1860–1960 , Stevens, J. (1961) A History of New Zealand Fiction from 1862 to the Present …
… In all, 22 white men and, it is believed, four Maoris lost their lives and others were badly wounded in the … land in the Wairau Valley. Wakefield's party found about 90 Maoris at the Tuamarina, including perhaps 40 women and … National Archives, Wellington. Marlborough – A Provincial History , McIntosh, A. D. (1940) Crown Colony Government in …
… at that time an unruly and turbulent settlement where Maori-Pakeha relations were frequently dangerously strained. … mainly because of his uncanny knack of coping amicably with Maoris in all their moods. He laughed at their peccadilloes … valuable documentaries of the strange precolonisation history of New Zealand. In both of them Polack exhibits …
… The Epistle to the Philippians and the Ephesians , in Maori. During the next eight years Colenso produced, with … Colenso had been interested in all branches of natural history. To Allan Cunningham, the New South Wales Colonial …
… through a very difficult period. As there was a lull in the Maori War, almost all the British troops had been withdrawn, … the Bowen prize for an essay on British or British colonial history for a university student. His last weeks as Governor …
… Travers was a skilled observer in many branches of natural history and always kept himself informed on the latest … Traversia , in his honour. Very interested in ethnology and Maori-European relationships, Travers made a point of trying …
… (1835–1919). Missionary and student of the Maori. A new biography of Stack, James West appears in the … to become superintendent of the Christchurch Diocesan Maori Mission and, while at first reluctant to leave the … Maori. He published South Island Maoris; a Sketch of their History and Legendary Lore (Christchurch, 1898); The Sacking …
… steps to invoke its aid. Orthography had been set for the Maori language and a grammar was available by 1820. Yet … sold by an Auckland auction house for £142, and there its history ends. The next press in the country appears to be …
… Zealand's “mystery fish”, the grayling (upokororo of the Maori) was extremely abundant in many rivers and streams … becoming almost golden. Few details are known of their life history. Formerly they migrated up rivers in large shoals in … in early spring, presumably returning to the sea. The early Maoris used basket traps to catch the upokororo in large …