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… 14 August 1862 at Southampton, Hampshire, England, the son of Mary Collingridge and her husband, George Valder, a corn … in Winchester. His father's remarriage after the death of his mother in 1871 prompted Henry to emigrate to New … In 1901 they sailed back to New Zealand, settling in Auckland before moving to Hamilton three years later. In …
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… – JV to his colleagues, Vivian to his family – was a man of many parts. He was a brilliant classical scholar who … a distinguished academic career. But it is as one of the founding fathers of the New Zealand foreign service that he … immediately appointed as an assistant Classics lecturer at Auckland University College. After enlisting in the army in …
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… 18) and adults. It is the number one team sport for males of all ages, and second behind netball for women and girls. … as the country’s oldest surviving club. By mid-1887 Auckland had 13 clubs. The New Zealand Football Association … de Football Association (FIFA) in 1948, and was a founding member of the Oceania Football Confederation in …
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Part of story: Football
… Jimmy James, the man who taught thousands of Wellingtonians the art of ballroom dancing, was born Dimitrios Skafidas in Athens, … dancing, awarded at the South Pacific championships in Auckland. Earlier that year he had won the annual Peter …
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… Bill Wilson was a key figure in Group Architects, an Auckland collective instrumental in developing a modern … influence he had on his peers and subsequent generations of New Zealand architects. Early life William Douglas Wilson … urban development. Extending his urban interests, he was a founding member of the Auckland Architecture Association …
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… surveys helped foster a better scientific understanding of New Zealand landscapes and natural resources, and he made important contributions to the study of its flora and fauna, notably his pioneering research into … on the prospects for German emigration. Haast reached Auckland on 21 December 1858, the day before the Austrian …
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… Hilda Phillips was one of the best-known and most persistent critics of the Māori land, resource rights and autonomy campaigns of … fear, and discrimination’. 1 The Phillips family settled in Auckland and were naturalised as New Zealand citizens in …
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… McKeefry was born on 3 July 1899 in Greymouth, the fifth of seven children of Mary McAlary and her husband, Michael McKeefry, a police … initially served as a curate in the cathedral parish in Auckland. He was also engaged as secretary to Bishop Henry …
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… John Sheehan was born at Auckland, New Zealand, on 5 July 1844, the son of David Sheehan and his wife, Ellen Byrne. His father, a … in the Warkworth area and David was later the landlord of the Governor Browne Hotel in Auckland. Here the young …
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… names are unknown. As a young man McDonogh served as an officer in the 5th Fusiliers. By the middle of 1840 he had emigrated to New Zealand, and was living at … the Bay of Islands, McDonogh was temporarily transferred to Auckland. In March 1843 he was effectively demoted by his …
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… Cities had been viewed as parasitic, sucking the life out of the land. The popular adage that New Zealand ‘lives off … specials ran deep. After boarding the ship Maheno at Auckland, the unionist Charles Reeve was pulled from his … in the cities. The division became more entrenched with the founding of the Labour Party in 1916, which received most of …
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Part of story: City images
… islands and Stewart Island, or Rakiura, which is due south of the South Island. The South Island (150,437 sq km), often referred to as ‘the mainland’ by its inhabitants, is … field station) lie about 1,000 km north-east of Auckland. The uninhabited Bounty, Snares, Antipodes, …
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Part of story: Natural environment
… supports charity and community service. Origins The origins of the movement were the medieval lodges of British stonemasons, builders of cathedrals and castles. … The next year saw the inaugural meeting of the Ara Lodge in Auckland, under the Irish constitution. By 1861 Masonic …
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Part of story: Men’s clubs
… to favour unassembled cars. British cars attracted a tariff of 5% for unassembled and 15% for assembled. The tariff on cars from the rest of Europe and from America was 50% for unassembled and 60% … The company built smaller assembly plants in Parnell (Auckland) and Timaru. In 1936 Ford built a new factory in …
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Part of story: Cars and the motor industry
… during and immediately after the major Irish migration of the 1860s and 1870s. (One aspect, however, remained distinct for many years – the culture of the Irish Catholic Church.) St Patrick’s Day From the … gathered at Newtown Park in Wellington or the Domain in Auckland for gymnastics and athletics. If the figures for …
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Part of story: Irish
… Edwin Davy, the son of Anna Maria Smart and her husband, Edwin Davy, was born on … Educated at Wesley College and St John's College, Auckland, he had intended to follow his father's profession as surveyor and civil engineer. In 1870, however, …
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… the late 19th century Leonard Cockayne studied the ecology of New Zealand plants, examining their roles in natural … superior. He concluded displacement was largely the result of human activities such as forest clearance and swamp … Razza the rat In 2004 James Russell’s team of University of Auckland scientists released a single male Norway rat, …
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Part of story: Life sciences
… Original New Zealand fashion design was one of the more unlikely consequences of the Second World War. Before the war, those who wanted to … New Zealand girlfriends. Pioneering fashion designers Three Auckland fashion houses are credited as the founders of …
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Part of story: Fashion and textile design
… Grigg was born in London, England, on 4 June 1838, the son of James Grigg, chief clerk and financial manager of a home-furnishing business, and his wife, Ruth Jones … with his two eldest sons; the younger boys remained in Auckland. Grigg established a furnishing and upholstery …
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… Women’s health was the focus of quiet activism in the 1950s and 1960s, when access to … Natural childbirth Authoritarian medical management of childbirth had become standard in New Zealand. In 1952 a … the 2000s, notably the Women’s Health Action Trust and the Auckland Women’s Health Council. Open and shut The first …
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Part of story: Women’s health