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… in the 19th century In the 19th century, Māori women often gave birth in a specially constructed shelter. The tapu or sacredness of birthing mean that it could not be performed in an … were not much better informed after giving birth. Former Auckland mayor Catherine Tizard described her experience of …
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Part of story: Pregnancy, birth and baby care
… writers and companies were consistently delivering many of New Zealand’s most exciting experiences in theatre, and … Norwegian theatre worker Halldis Hoaas. The lead character of Rongomai was played by the outstanding actor Nancy … annual Taonga Whakaari – Māori Playwrights Festival in Auckland in 2010. That event also included the 24-Hour …
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Part of story: Māori theatre – te whare tapere hōu
… Costume design A theatre designer working in New Zealand is often responsible for both set and costumes. But for some … to reveal the narrative and characters on stage. The job of costumes In 1948, as New Zealand stage design was … expand this craft, working mainly at the Mercury Theatre in Auckland, and on numerous large operas and musicals. This …
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Part of story: Theatre design
… is said to have been born at Giessen in the Grand Duchy of Hesse on 27 January 1811. The son of a respected Protestant cleric and professor of theology at the university of Giessen, Ernst …
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… the chiefs Rākaihautū and Tamatea. Rākaihautū, an ancestor of the Waitaha people, was a commander of the Uruao waka (canoe). Tamatea’s waka, the Tākitimu , … whaleboats, which allowed them to fish as far away as the Auckland Islands (over 400 kilometres across open sea). …
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Part of story: Southland region
… Shanties by the w ay (1967) Colquhoun’s anthology Song of a young c ountry (1972) Cleveland’s Second World War … ongs we s ang (1959). The folk revival New Zealand was part of the worldwide folk revival of the 1950s and early 1960s. … live folk music, among them Wellington’s Monde Marie, Auckland’s Poles Apart and Christchurch’s Folklore Centre. …
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Part of story: Folk, country and blues music
… Gallagher was born at Hamilton on 17 May 1911, the first of six children of Alfred John Gallagher and his wife, Sarah Matilda Clow. … class in 1959–60, and served as a mother ship for the 1964 Auckland–Noumea yacht race. A committed Christian, Bill also …
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… and was baptised there on 3 July. He was the younger son of Sir William Jackson Hooker and his wife, Maria Sarah Turner. His father was Regius professor of botany at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, … Hooker collected some 400 plant species from the Auckland and Campbell islands in 1840. During a stay in New …
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… as distinct from trotting or harness racing. It is one of New Zealand’s oldest organised sports, introduced by English visitors and settlers. A pastime of ancient origin, horse racing developed as a professional … first recorded full-scale race meeting took place at Epsom, Auckland, on 5 and 6 January 1842. In October that year, a …
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Part of story: Horse and greyhound racing
… social as well as economic reasons. In 1885 the inspector of hospitals, Dr G. W. Grabham, declared: ‘the provision of … to pay for treatment. Free hospital care The Labour Party’s founding manifesto promised free medical treatment for all. … private hospitals, such as Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Auckland, grew to rival public hospitals in size and …
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Part of story: Hospitals
… a radical shift in style, matching the syncopated energy of the music it was done to. Along with new dances and new music came new ways of dressing and new venues – the cabaret and nightclub. The … with youth, and the focus of fascinated media attention. At Auckland’s first rock ’n’ roll dance, held in 1956 at the …
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Part of story: Dancing
… William Douglas Lysnar was born at Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand, on 30 April 1867, the fourth of twelve children of William Dean Lysnar, a schoolmaster, and his wife, …
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… such as Te Karere o Nui Tireni . They were designed to pass official information to Māori in the Māori language. From … began their careers as newspapermen. FitzGerald was the founding editor of the Lyttelton Times in 1851 and … Reform Party led by William Massey. Editorials in Auckland’s New Zealand Herald tended to be strongly biased …
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Part of story: Media and politics
… born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 7 November 1802, the son of John McGlashan, a furniture dealer, and his wife, Mary … John attended Edinburgh High School and the University of Edinburgh, qualifying as a solicitor on 10 September … than the geographically remote House of Representatives in Auckland. He was a member for the Western District from 1855 …
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… Nuclear-free New Zealand – the end of the alliance? Following the election of a new Labour government in 1984, nuclear-powered and … APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit meeting in Auckland in 1999. Counter-terrorism work was boosted by the …
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Part of story: Intelligence services
… attending functions, and performing a multitude of other tasks. But after dusk women have generally had less … to men – street prostitutes and brothels soon followed the founding of towns. While most catered for heterosexuals, … baths (saunas), and some public toilets. Gay graffiti in Auckland’s Wellesley Street West toilets during the Second …
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Part of story: Men and women in the city
… it would discourage ‘Saint Monday’, the workers’ custom of taking Monday off to recover from Sunday leisure activities. Saint Monday … open until after 11 p.m. Shop assistants’ hours In 1900 an Auckland shop assistant wrote in favour of shops closing at …
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Part of story: Weekends
… was born at London, England, on 27 June 1891, the daughter of Charlotte Owen Gaze and her husband, Charles Spencer Smith, clerk and receiver of the United Westminster Schools and Grey-Coat Hospital. … diocesan training house for deaconesses was established in Auckland. …
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… Rise of recreational camping Camping as a recreational activity … and other activities, New Zealanders grew more appreciative of its natural state. Railways and roads made even remote … tenting One of the first locally made tents was the Auckland-made Reliable brand, produced from the late 1920s. …
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Part of story: Camping
… Electronic revolution The first decade of the 21st century was dominated by the massive effects of new digital technology. In 2009 the publishers’ … University of Wellington and Early New Zealand Books at Auckland University. Books were digitised by international …
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Part of story: Publishing