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… New Zealand’s first governor, William Hobson, chose the Auckland isthmus (Tāmaki) as the site for his capital. He … the place after his patron, Lord Auckland, first Lord of the Admiralty. His decision was encouraged by the local … from hostile tribes. In 1840 they sold the Crown a wedge of the central isthmus and a block stretching north to …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… Music, art and science developed an early following. The founding of the Mechanics Institute and Library in 1842 became the … societies such as the Choral Society (1855) and the Auckland Society of Arts (1871). The Auckland Institute …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… Theravada Buddhism The Buddhism of Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Sri Lanka is known as Theravada Buddhism (meaning ‘path of the elders’). In 2003 the Auckland Khmer (Cambodian) Buddhist Association opened a … Forms of Buddhism …
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Part of story: Diverse religions
… Local government Auckland long endured the most fragmented local government … Harbour Board were formed in 1871. But after the abolition of Auckland Provincial Council in 1876 the urban area developed a welter of small road districts, boroughs, town councils, and ad hoc …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… The incandescent blaze of a shooting star heralds the fall to earth of a small piece of rock from outer space. Known as a meteorite, this … headlines in 2004 when it crashed through the roof of an Auckland home. …
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… With a high proportion of foreign-born people, New Zealand in the 21st century is a … the world have formed this new society, concentrated in Auckland. It’s a dramatic change for a country whose founding cultures were Māori and British, but this heritage …
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… Edwin Mitchelson was the son of Alexander Mitchelson and his wife, Johanna Fitzpatrick, … Mitchelson failed to find employment they moved to Auckland, where he worked in a warehouse. Edwin was born in … to include the timber trade. He was also involved in founding the shipbuilding industry on the Kaihū River. He …
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… History The CBD was part of a central wedge of the isthmus that was the first land … Bay, close to the site where Captain Hobson founded Auckland on 18 September 1840. Princes Street became the … soon became the heart of the CBD. The role of Māori in the founding of Auckland is celebrated in Molly McAllister’s …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… on 16 April 1864 in Oystermouth, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of John Rosser, a builder, and his wife, Jane Shepherd. He was brought to New Zealand with his family at the age of eight and spent the rest of his childhood in the Auckland suburb of Newton, where he attended Newton East …
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… in Nottinghamshire, England, on 23 April 1850, the son of Hannah Hartley Wilson and her husband, William Leys, a supervisor of inland revenue. Thomson was educated at the People's … William and Hannah and their three sons arrived at Auckland on 4 September 1863 aboard the Tyburnia. However, …
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… Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia, on 7 April 1894, the eldest of seven children of Alexander Wiseman, a music teacher, and … wife, Harriot Amanda Coombes. Her parents were both from Auckland, New Zealand, and returned with their family in … Art Gallery in April 1930 provided the impetus for the founding of the New Zealand Ex Libris Society. Wiseman was …
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… cultural groups and church, family or private networks. All of these groups provided opportunities for women to meet one … found one another by advertising in the personal columns of newspapers. The meaning behind this notice, published in … Oak in Wellington, the Occidental and Shakespeare hotels in Auckland and the British Hotel in Lyttelton. Coffee bars …
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Part of story: Lesbian lives
… In the years following the Second World War, professional regional orchestras emerged. Auckland Symphonia Auckland’s professional orchestra grew out of the Auckland String …
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Part of story: Orchestras
… Origins of New Zealand Judaism Jewish communities arose in Auckland and Wellington in the early years of European settlement. The first Jewish religious service …
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Part of story: Diverse religions
… association In 1977 the Fiji Association was established in Auckland. It organised sporting and cultural events and … and education. Other Fijian community groups A myriad of community groups sustain Fijian culture in New Zealand. … They tend to be ethnically divided, although the Fiji Club of New Zealand, founded in 2003, is not. The pro-democracy …
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Part of story: Fijians
… William Alfred Bayly, the son of Constance Ivy Walker and her husband, Frank Bayly, a farmer, was born in Auckland on 15 July 1906. The family subsequently lived on farms in Waikato and to the south and east of Auckland. In June 1925 Bill Bayly moved to Pāpāmoa, a few …
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… was born in London, England, on 23 April 1903, the son of Kate Beck and her husband, Charles Arnold Newman, a … the hospital he was an advocate for the elderly: he was a founding member and inaugural president of the Society for … Association of Gerontology) and an active member of the Auckland Old People’s Welfare Council (later renamed Age …
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… Hindu immigrants missed the colourful mass celebration of festivals such as Navratri (nine nights of folk dance and prayer), Diwali (festival of lights), … Nevertheless, before 1925 Hindu Indians in Wellington and Auckland met regularly to pray and listen to readings from …
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Part of story: Indians
… Insects There are over 200 insect species on each of the Auckland and Campbell islands. About a third are endemic, with especially high numbers of beetles and moths. Many insects are smaller than in New …
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Part of story: Subantarctic islands
… 285 Waiwera hot springs and beach are at the mouth of the Waiwera River, 48 km north of Auckland. The full name, Waiwerawera, means very hot …
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Part of story: Auckland places