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… newspapers, and boots and other leather goods. Manufacture of some of these goods required sophisticated techniques. Because … of paper at Woodhaugh in Dunedin, and refined sugar on Auckland’s North Shore, both began in part because of a …
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Part of story: Manufacturing – an overview
… born at Kokatahi, Westland, on 12 November 1900, the son of John Graham, a farmer and proprietor of the Longford Hotel, and his wife, Mary Spring. Little is … country, Graham was sighted by Constable James Quirke, of Auckland, approaching the adjacent Growcott farm. The …
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… Kate Challis Excelsa Hooper was born at Devonport, Auckland, on 25 June 1894 to Sophia Frances Hould and her … persuaded her to became a nurse specialising in the care of children. She trained as a Karitane nurse in Dunedin from … Committee on Women and Employment, on which Hooper was a founding member from 1964 to 1968. Challis Hooper's long …
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… Kīngitanga The formation of the Kīngitanga, or Māori King movement, began in the … Te Rauparaha and Hēnare Mātene Te Whiwhi promoted the idea of a Māori monarch. Te Whiwhi believed a Māori monarchy … Thomas Gore Browne held a conference at Kohimarama, Auckland, to justify the government’s war in Taranaki. It …
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Part of story: Kotahitanga – unity movements
… Chinese miners had been welcomed when there was a shortage of labour, anti-Chinese prejudice soon resurfaced. By 1871 … to be restricted. Like the other British colonies of Canada and Australia, New Zealand imposed an entry tax on … his goldmining business. Similarly, the Ah Chee family (of Auckland) should be the Chan family. Their ancestor was Chan …
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Part of story: Chinese
… oh Tāmaki! Greetings, greetings to thee, Oh! Tāmaki of numerous lovers. 1 The Māori name for Auckland is Tāmaki. Among the many versions is Tāmaki-makau-rau (Tāmaki of a hundred lovers), referring to the desirable, fertile …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… ties with other Pacific states and territories. People of Pacific Island descent were 7.4% of the total population in 2013. Auckland, with a quarter of its population identifying … the South Pacific Commission, had been set up in 1946. Its founding members were the colonial powers then present in …
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Part of story: Pacific Islands and New Zealand
… opened in 1962. Solo Outward Bound students are dropped off in the bush by boat for overnight solo experiences. This is an excerpt from the diary of one student: ‘It rained after Frank left. The bush … at sea. Most voyages were out of the ship’s home port of Auckland but it also sailed around the country. Around 1,000 …
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Part of story: Youth organisations
… Extending more than 500 kilometres along the western side of the South Island, the West Coast is the longest region in … Its length is almost the same as the distance between Auckland and Wellington. Hemmed in between the mountains and the sea, only a narrow strip of land is inhabitable. One of the wettest parts of New …
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Part of story: West Coast region
… Paihia Holiday town 23 km south-east of Kerikeri with a 2013 population of 1,719. Well sited on … the Second World War it became particularly popular with Aucklanders, and rivalled Russell (still reached mainly by … far beyond its historical significance as the nation’s founding document. …
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Part of story: Northland places
… known as tūrehu and pakepakehā, were fairy-like creatures of the forests and mountain tops. Although they had some … beings (he iwi atua). They were seldom seen, and an air of mystery and secrecy still surrounds them. In most … and Wairoa districts, and the Waitākere ranges in the Auckland region. South Island traditions had them living …
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Part of story: Patupaiarehe
… – rainbow trout that migrate to sea and spend most of their lives there. However, New Zealand rainbow trout do … In 1888 a writer noted: ‘There are several kinds of trout liars. The liar of weights, who never catches more … virtually no natural dispersal. Ova imported in 1883 by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society survived, and fry were …
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Part of story: Trout and salmon
… born on 13 November 1882 at Nairn, Scotland, the second son of Ann Mein Andrews and her husband, Samuel McCall Smith, … educated at Laggan School, Elgin Academy and the University of Edinburgh, graduating MB, ChB in 1904, and was in general … Barbara were divorced in February 1921, and on 14 March, in Auckland, he married Lucy. They were to have a son, John, …
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… land around Broadlands and Reporoa – at one time part of a much larger Lake Taupō. The river then turns … field and power station, settlement and resort, 10 km north of Taupō. The field has hot springs, steam and pools. The … that Plumley-Walker died during a bondage session at their Auckland house, and the pair took the body to Taupō and …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places
… a crime (almost always theft). Burglary makes up around 30% of recorded victimisations (or people notifying the police of a crime) and the maximum sentence is 14 years … for precut frames, roofing and fittings from a number of Auckland companies and booked them to Odlins’ account. The …
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Part of story: Dishonesty crime
… Captain Philip Despard; his mother's name is unknown. One of his uncles, Colonel Edward Marcus Despard, was the last … Despard was commissioned as an ensign in the 17th Regiment of Foot. He saw active service in several campaigns in India … 1845 Despard and two companies of his regiment arrived in Auckland in response to an appeal for assistance by Governor …
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… founded Trade Me became the big player – and all by word of mouth, without advertising. According to Nielsen Online … fortune Sam Morgan started Trade Me in 1999 at the age of 24. Seven years later, in 2006, Trade Me was sold to the … daily. How to be number 1 In September 2013 the 16 year old Auckland singer Ella Yelich-O’Connor, better known as Lorde, …
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Part of story: Digital media and the internet
… on 1 June 1793, and was baptised on 27 June in the church of St Marylebone, London, England. (His surname appears in … a terminal 'e'.) He was the third child and youngest son of American born parents, James Earle (not uncommonly spelt … claimed, but he may have been taught by the president of the academy, Benjamin West, whose studio was in Newman …
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… For most parents, raising children is one of the most rewarding aspects of their lives. Watching children grow and develop gives … a longitudinal study of 7,000 children born in the Auckland and Waikato regions between April 2009 and March …
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Part of story: Parenting
… Waihī Waihī, with a 2013 population of 4,527, is the gold-mining heart of New Zealand. It is situated in the Waihī basin, 136 km from Auckland, 21 km from Paeroa and 83 km from Tauranga. The …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel places