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… (Bill) Mason was born in Napier on 9 December 1919, the son of Grace Schaeffer and her husband Hugh Mason, a motor … as ‘a shy boy lacking in confidence.’ 1 The outbreak of war interrupted Mason’s training and in early 1941 he … Campion, were among its purchasers. In 1957 Mason moved to Auckland, where he befriended Tine and Kees Hos and …
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… stellar career as a car constructor when he died at the age of 32 while test-driving a sports car. His legacy was … to detail. Early life Bruce Leslie McLaren was born in Auckland on 30 August 1937. His parents were Ruth Leigh … Brabham’s lead and began building and racing his own cars, founding Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd with Patty and Eoin …
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… self-taught palaeontologist who greatly advanced knowledge of fossil reptiles in New Zealand. Wiffen, who described … in fact, with no scientific training, just … a great deal of curiosity’, made some of New Zealand’s most important … marriage Joan was born on 4 February 1922 in Mount Eden, Auckland, and was adopted the following year by Alfred …
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… East to Gorge Road The settlements of Tisbury, Waimatua, Timpanys, Mokotua, Kāpuka, Ashers and … east from Invercargill. Ōteramika and Waituna are north of the road; Kāpuka South is south of it. The first European … Condensed Milk, before production was transferred to Auckland in 1964. Many Wallacetown residents work in …
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Part of story: Southland places
… Blueberries The Department of Agriculture introduced blueberries ( Vaccinium species) … in 1950 to provide a suitable crop on the acid peatlands of Waikato. This area remains the centre of blueberry … fields cover a total of 170 hectares, mainly in the Auckland region. The fruit are harvested between spring and …
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Part of story: Citrus, berries, exotic fruit and nuts
… Four introduced members of the parrot family have established themselves in New … Zealand. Sulphur-crested cockatoos The penetrating screech of a sulphur-crested cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita ) means it … rosellas. A separate population was established near Auckland prior to 1920, and another in Wellington around …
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Part of story: Introduced land birds
… Northern islands Offshore islands dot the coast from Coromandel to Colville … and Motuoruhi. Many are little more than large rocks. Most of the larger islands were purchased by Europeans in the … trading vessels as a way station between the East Coast and Auckland before they acquired Kennedy Bay. The trespass of …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel places
… New venues Major new tennis venues were built in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in the 1920s. … matches, as well as for local games. Symbolism of tennis Politician Apirana Ngata saw great leadership … during the 1926 championships he saw the finest members of the Māori community in one place, and that their tennis …
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Part of story: Tennis
… from North America. Kūmara: a vital link? Little is known of prehistoric relations between South America and New … distant links between Polynesians and the indigenous people of South America. Diplomatic relations Diplomatic relations … of the Falkland Islands. A consulate was reopened in Auckland in 1987 and a full embassy in Wellington in 1997. …
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Part of story: Latin America and New Zealand
… foods are krill, copepods and small fish. The average size of pods is 6–15, but groupings of several hundred or even thousands are often seen. … pods brave the chill waters of the subantarctic Auckland Islands and Campbell Island. There is a notable …
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Part of story: Dolphins
… brought supplies to Australian convict settlements, and often stopped in New Zealand to pick up homeward cargoes. … Lascars (Indian seamen) and Sepoys (Indian soldiers), some of whom deserted in New Zealand. A Bengali man is said to … most chose to live in the North Island, especially Auckland. Racism and official opposition Indian immigrants …
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Part of story: Indians
… Empire Airways Limited (or TEAL) by Bill Haythornthwaite’s Auckland studio illustrate the style and are a high point of New Zealand graphic design. This agency’s output, particularly the work of Haythornthwaite, Linwood Lipanovic and Arthur Thompson, …
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Part of story: Graphic design
… One of the largest and longest-living trees in the world, New … the ancient conifer family, Araucariaceae. Agathis is one of three still-existing southern hemisphere genera of … sub-tropical forests in areas north of latitude 38° S (in Auckland, Northland and the Coromandel Peninsula), where it …
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Part of story: Kauri forest
… Romeo Bragato retired in 1909 and the Department of Agriculture’s viticultural division was disbanded. The industry went into decline. Imported wine was often cheaper (due to low tariffs) and usually better, so … wine. More vineyards were established, especially in West Auckland and Hawke’s Bay, where Australian firm McWilliams …
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Part of story: Wine
… Whitelock Kempthorne was born in Cornwall, England, the son of John Kempthorne, a builder, and his wife, Anne Whitelock. He was baptised in the parish of Mawnan, near Falmouth, on 3 February 1834. In 1854 he … pills and patent medicines. Warehouses were established in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. In 1881, …
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… Lifestyle Midlife is often a time when family structures and relationships are changing. Parents of teenage or adult children often have more time to … studied part-time. Footloose and fancy-free In 2008 Aucklanders Margaret and Fred Gilles, both in their late …
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Part of story: Midlife adults
… battles. Some groups focus on the historical accuracy of a battle and the weaponry used, while others are more … use and wearing the outfits. Many groups put on displays (often to educate as well as entertain). Some hold feasts, … In 2004 schools of European martial arts were set up in Auckland, Hamilton and the Hutt Valley. They taught both …
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Part of story: Archery, fencing, shooting and military re-enactment
… in London, England, sometime between 1843 and 1845, the son of Ann Spence and her husband, Samuel Moreton, said to have been a captain in the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Joining the Royal Navy, he served in China … New Zealand he exhibited with the art societies in Dunedin, Auckland and Christchurch, and at the New Zealand Industrial …
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… shaped the country’s economic life since the first arrival of Europeans. World economy and New Zealand, 1770–1840 At first New Zealand was not part of Britain’s empire. Individual trading ships from many … was vital to the economy of Wellington in the mid-1840s and Auckland in the mid-1860s. Acting reputably Being of good …
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Part of story: International economic relations
… that fall outside mainstream New Zealand’s definitions of art have received little attention. Many well-known artists of Pacific heritage studied in art institutions, regularly … artists’ work is shown annually at national events such as Auckland’s Pasifika Festival and Polyfest, and community …
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Part of story: Pacific arts in New Zealand