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… broadcaster from the 1950s to the 1970s, as quizmaster of the enormously popular It’s in the bag radio programme. … washing machine, a Masport lawnmower – or possibly one of the host’s old socks. He successfully moved the format … Selwyn Toogood died at the Caughey Preston Home in Auckland on 27 February 2001, aged 84. Cynthia Toogood died …
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… Nelson district on 15 September 1927. He was the youngest of four children born to Arthur Rowling, an orchardist, and … while Hansard provided evening reading. The hardships of the depression years sharpened the urgency of the … to withdraw as a candidate in the Māngere by-election in Auckland. (The seat was won by a young and dynamic lawyer, …
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… Winipere married twice: Takamoana's father was Tinikirunga, of Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu descent; he belonged to … warrior, in the early 1820s, Takamoana fought at the battle of Te Roto-a-Tara, near Te Aute, against a force of northern … He refused to sign the conveyance of the block, and went to Auckland to lay before the government the grievances of …
Type: Biography
… Latest updates from Te Ara, Te Tai and the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Last updated November 2023. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand New entries and updates for Te Ara, the … New Zealand literature. Historian Kate Jordan wrote about Auckland graphic designer Bill Haythornthwaite . Tim …
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… probably about 1823. He belonged to Ngāti Manuhiakai hapū of Ngā Ruahine, a section of Ngāti Ruanui. He traced his descent from Turi and … mission's superintendent in New South Wales. He visited Auckland with Skevington in September 1845, and the busy …
Type: Biography
… articles). Les Cleveland fits J.C. Beaglehole ’s conception of ‘the New Zealand scholar’: a person engaged with ‘the pattern of life we have got from our own past, as a community in … to the universities’ arts festival, held that year in Auckland. Cleveland also turned his energies towards …
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… 1990s and spawned a stage musical, a movie and a wide array of merchandise. In book form it sold more than six million copies. It presented an idealised vision of a laid-back, laconic, do-it-yourself rural New Zealand … 1985 a ‘Footrot Flats’-themed amusement park opened in the Auckland suburb of Te Atatū, where visitors could ride a …
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… Worcestershire, England, on 12 February 1882, the fifth of six children of Alfred Arthur Nash and his wife, Amelia Randle. The … both sides. On 13 May, while addressing a huge rally in Auckland, Nash made the mistake of saying, 'We are not for …
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… North Melbourne, Australia, on 26 April 1856, the son of Irish immigrant parents William Ward, a clerk, and his … Morse code, and later as postmaster general he enjoyed confounding dignitaries escorting him on tours of inspection by … borrowing. When he opened his election campaign in Auckland, Ward, either by design or mistake (we will …
Type: Biography