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… disabilities. They were founded by Ludwig Guttman, head of the spinal injuries centre at Stoke Mandeville hospital … all Paralympic sports, athletes are classified on the basis of what they are capable of doing. This is somewhat similar … immediately before or after the able-bodied games. The Auckland and Otago–Southland regional associations were …
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Part of story: Disability sport
… writer and journalist Christine Cole Catley was one of New Zealand’s leading independent publishers of the late twentieth century. She was co-founder of the … K. Baxter , Louis Johnson and Anton Vogt, and for visiting Auckland friends such as Maurice Duggan and Eric McCormick . …
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… Heke Pōkai was born at Pākaraka, near the Bay of Islands, probably after the death of his mother's brother Pōkaia, after whom he was named, at … When the capital was shifted from the Bay of Islands to Auckland many economic benefits were lost. The introduction …
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… was baptised on 17 December 1835. He was the second child of the Reverend Thomas Butler and his wife, Fanny Worsley. … honours. But his impulse to escape the constraints of the church, education, law and the patriarchal family led … did much to develop his distinctive energy and irreverence of mind. Seeking unclaimed sheep country, he explored the …
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… the task. Born on 26 November 1849 in the Stepney district of London, England, he was the eldest child of Hyman Cohen, … gave rise to the Libraries Association of New Zealand. As founding speaker of the Dunedin Parliamentary Union, and … some years from gallstones, died on 3 March 1928, at Auckland, where he had been staying with his youngest …
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… 1790 at Condé sur Noireau, Normandy, France. He was the son of Gabriel Charles François Dumont d'Urville, a civil and … Françoise Julie Victoire de Croisilles, who belonged to one of the oldest families of French nobility. During the French … the third time, from March until May, approaching from the Auckland Islands and sailing up the east coast of both South …
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… on higher education in New Zealand during the first half of the twentieth century and, because of his deep imprint on students, well into the second half. … languages and commercial subjects for several years at Auckland College and Grammar School. On 7 January 1897 he …
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… at Waiuku, on the southern Manukau Harbour. He was the son of Ngāti Te Ata chief Aihepene (Ahipene) Kaihau, who also … name was Rangipūkoru. Aihepene Kaihau was superintendent of police for the King movement rūnanga in 1858, and between … the sale and lease of land. Some was invested by Kaihau in Auckland land companies and some placed in trust funds in …
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… probably in 1857 or 1858 at Rāhitiroa, an old settlement of Ngāti Kuri just east of Te Waiiti, in the Bay of Plenty. Her father was Te Rika … of her husband and son. She could barely afford the trip to Auckland as the police had stolen her savings when they …
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… In the second half of the 20th century syphilis and gonorrhoea were two of a number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also … and for a fixed quota of refugees. Multiple infections Aucklander Glenn Mills was diagnosed as HIV-positive in May …
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Part of story: Sexual health
… settlers in New Zealand did not play sport. The clothing of elite Pakehā women limited breathing and movement. The ideal feminine beauty was soft, delicate, and pale. Feminine conduct required … and post-school levels. Playing fields Frustrated in 1920s Auckland by limited access for women to sports grounds and …
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Part of story: Gender inequalities
… was born in the late eighteenth century. He was a leader of Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti. Kinship links within Ngāti … his grandfather, Te Rangikoiānake I. His mother was Tatari of Ngāi TaPūhara, and Ngāti Hinepare, of Ngāti Kahungunu. … Hāpuku, who had bought a small schooner for trade, visited Auckland to protest the non-arrival of payments for some of …
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… Macmillan Brown was born on 5 May 1845 in the Ayrshire town of Irvine, Scotland. Registered at birth simply as John Brown, he was the sixth child of Ann Brown and her husband, James Brown, a shipmaster. A … seeking medical advice, she accompanied him on a visit to Auckland that she privately dreaded, not least because of …
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… Nelson, New Zealand, on 30 August 1871, the fourth child of 12 born to James Rutherford, a mechanic, and his wife, … who had been the schoolteacher at Spring Grove. He was officially but mistakenly registered as Earnest; in the … examiners in England recommended that James Maclaurin of Auckland University College be nominated. Maclaurin could …
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… Over his lifetime he built up an extensive knowledge of New Zealand’s flora, through his many tramping trips, close observation of plants and their environments, and a remarkable memory. … his Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), Tony moved to Auckland and worked on radar development as part of the war …
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… Mona Anderson, author of A river rules my life (1963) and nine other books, was one of New Zealand’s most popular and successful non-fiction … radio station 3YA for six years. At the suggestion of an Auckland newspaper editor, she decided to expand her stories …
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… born at Whauwhaukauri, Hokianga, on 19 June 1908, the son of John Francis (Frank) Baker and his wife, Jane Robinson. … a bushman but subsequently became a dairy farmer. Baker was of Ngāpuhi descent from his mother. He grew to six feet tall … of New Zealand. He was later acting accountant in Auckland. Baker had joined the Territorial Force in 1926, …
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… support or charity. The colony had attracted a large number of single male immigrants, and the gender imbalance in the … Those who could no longer work or live independently often became residents of benevolent institutions, set up by … their service – for instance the Ranfurly Veterans’ Home in Auckland, which opened in 1903. More church-run and private …
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Part of story: Care and carers
… Health advocacy involves promoting the needs and rights of people who use health services. Advocates may also … make complaints about their treatment. These activities are often carried out by non-profit organisations which focus on … of cervical-cancer patients at National Women’s Hospital in Auckland, conducted by Judge Silvia Cartwright, contributed …
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Part of story: Health advocacy and self-help
… Who are the Samoans? Samoans are the original inhabitants of the Samoa Islands, which lie north of New Zealand between latitude 13° and 15° south. The two … from sub-standard rental accommodation, visited inmates at Auckland’s Pāremoremo prison and put on concerts. In the …
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Part of story: Samoans