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… grandmother, Rāhera Te Kahuhiapō , from whom he learnt the history and genealogy of his people. Around 1906 he went to … Charles Rere Parata, who was to become MP for Southern Māori in 1911. Tūreiti Te Heuheu Tūkino V , member of the … Asher was nominated as Democrat Party candidate for Western Māori. Because of his own strong tribal connections with the …
Type: Biography
… Early caving Māori used caves sometimes for shelter, but mainly as burial … developed a tourist industry around the caves, with local Māori such as Tāne Tinorau acting as guides. It has been the … promoted as a spiritual experience, focusing on its Māori history. As the original entrance was considered tapu …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Caving
… – a feature at odds with today's predominantly Māori population. The mill and related businesses have been … population were under 15. 54.6% identified themselves as Māori and 45.8% as European. There is some in-migration from … south-west of the North Island. There is no recent eruption history. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Bay of Plenty places
… nearly half the region’s inhabitants in 2013. A turbulent history Waikato was the stage on which some of the most … history were enacted. Settled in the 13th century by Māori from the Tainui waka (canoe), the region was densely populated in the early 19th century. From that time Māori began to adopt European practices – some beneficial, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Waikato region
… Storytelling before television Māori have always celebrated the role of the storyteller. In … and of print, radio and film. The birth and growth of Māori television has happened because of the connections and … began to agitate for reform. By this point in modern Māori history, the biggest focus was on matters of identity, in …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Māori and television – whakaata
… from 1892, and in 1895 won C. B. Izard's New Zealand History Prize. By 1897 her teaching career had begun nearby … graduated BA in 1908 and returned in 1920 to take her MA in history, graduating in 1921. After teaching at Waipawa … she lectured in two rarely taught subjects: New Zealand history and Maori culture. Her untiring energy as critic, …
Type: Biography
… of death been described well enough to interpret fully. Māori records From the 19th century, strenuous efforts were … district magistrates and census enumerators to record Māori population and health statistics. Official Māori birth … data can be applied to reconstruct Māori population history back to the 19th century. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Death rates and life expectancy
… main museum and art gallery. It has a strong emphasis on Māori history in the region. The museum also boasts Wyllie Cottage … in contemporary New Zealand painting including contemporary Māori art; the Studio West Gallery, which displayed local …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: East Coast region
… Toa , Ngāti Raukawa and Te Āti Awa. He was MP for Western Māori from 1871 to 1875, and was appointed to the Executive … Girls’ College, where she was taught many handcrafts, Māori and European. She became an accomplished seamstress … of Te Māori exhibition at the Field Museum of Natural History. She loved her cultural heritage with a passion, …
Type: Biography
… prehistoric New Zealand, and later regularly harvested by Māori, although to what extent remains uncertain. The … ( Pterodroma macroptera gouldi ) are caught by Hauraki Māori from islands in the Aldermen (Ruamāhua) Group off the … significance. Muttonbirds are plentiful, and in recorded history Rakiura Māori have never imposed a catch quota. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tītī − muttonbirding
… Following the Second World War , many Māori moved from their tribal and rural communities to find work in the bigger centres. While some Māori attempted to bring traditional institutions into the … able to cross vast distances is an iconic event in world history. The art of adaptation Māori were very quick to draw …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Māori
… All books are richly illustrated with full-colour images. Māori and the natural world – te taiao (2010) In traditional Māori knowledge, the weather, birds, fish and trees, sun and … what happened next. It is also a comprehensive guide to the history, culture and identity of the various iwi (tribes). …
Type: Basic page
… , a French priest, to work with the Franciscans in the Māori mission in North Auckland. Barsanti claimed that this … 'the Protestants among the savages of New Zealand, or the history of Pai Mārire' ( I Protestanti tra i selvaggi della … the followers of Pai Mārire and very little with any other Māori. He gained information on the progress of the wars and …
Type: Biography
… Māori had long held concerns over sporting contacts with … but protests began in 1960. Prior to this New Zealand Māori rugby teams played against the Springboks in 1921 and … the tour reached a level unparalleled in New Zealand history. By now both the Māori protest movement and the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngā rōpū tautohetohe – Māori protest movements
… Social movements from the 1960s, especially feminism and the Māori and Pacific people’s cultural revival, have had a … experimented with new forms, materials and symbols. Māori painting A major inspiration for Māori artists to … of interest into environmental issues. Ford explored Māori history and traditions, especially in his paintings of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Painting
… was the member of the House of Representatives for Northern Māori from 1879 to 1884. In January 1880 he was appointed to sit on the West Coast Royal Commission to inquire into Māori claims against land confiscations in Taranaki and the … the law. Tāwhai had reservations about the writing of Māori history by Pākehā. Nevertheless, he corresponded with the …
Type: Biography
… Early clashes In the 1840s there were clashes between Māori and Pākehā. In Marlborough’s Wairau Valley in 1843, a … Wellington and Whanganui . In the 1850s, disputes between Māori over the sale of land to Europeans kept Taranaki in … to purchase enough land to meet settler demands. But many Māori became increasingly reluctant to sell their land , …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: History
… intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) events and groups. Some Māori women identify as takatāpui, meaning 'intimate partner of the same sex'. 2 This term has been used by Māori since being identified in traditional texts by … one another and with lesbians overseas. Preserving lesbian history The Lesbian Information, Library and Archives Centre …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Lesbian lives
… publication and the origin of his own long interest in Māori legends and history. As Alfred Reed withdrew from day-to-day management … the designer of the colophon, of a clump of reeds (raupō in Māori). By 1938 Reeds had published over 40 titles. With …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Publishing
… on the renowned collection of songs Nga moteatea . Jones’s history of Tainui, Nga iwi o Tainui , was published … Maniapoto was a distinguished practitioner of traditional Māori weaving. She began teaching women to weave in the … International visitors also patronised his boutique. Māori places of importance Evidence of Māori settlement – …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: King Country region