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… was one of New Zealand’s leading authorities on traditional Māori literature. She published prolifically, for both … Although she had highly developed written skills in te reo Māori, she was not a fluent speaker. Quietly spoken and … her output of popular works with Waiata: Māori songs in history: an anthology (1991) and Traditional Māori stories …
Type: Biography
… Herbert was able to turn his energies to natural history. He concentrated on Tūtira and its abundant bird … gives a detailed and respectful account of the Māori history of the area, and discusses Ngāi Tatara's … such as the potato, peach and mint planted early on at Māori dwelling-sites; and the undesirables: the blackberry, …
Type: Biography
… forestry, water management, heritage and conservation. History From the late 1950s, councils recognised a need for … Ngāti Toa and British troops in 1846. After a period of Māori resistance to New Zealand Company attempts to buy … and managed by Environment Bay of Plenty, contains many Māori archaeological sites stretching back to the 14th …
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Part of story: City parks and green spaces
… research When William Morrell was appointed professor of history at Otago University in 1946, his contract specified … was announced for a further four CoREs by 2016, including a Māori CoRE. Research centres There was also a broad range of … improve students’ educational achievement, particularly in Māori, Pacific and low-income communities. …
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Part of story: Research institutions
… by the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, Natural history of Canterbury. His book, The life histories of New … Stead's field studies and general contribution to natural history and ornithology were recognised by his election to …
Type: Biography
… Origins The Māori people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) are descendants of … called Rangiāhua on the Kāwhia Harbour. Early settlements Māori oral tradition tells of explorers who made long … moa . ‘Look arounds’ Among the strange new creatures that Māori discovered in the new land were fur seals, then very …
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Part of story: Māori
… give a clear picture of the country’s vegetation and fire history since the end of the last ice age, about 14,000 … up to 40% of the forest was burnt within 200 years of Māori settling in New Zealand. Radiocarbon dating shows that … to appear after the first forest clearance, suggesting that Māori used fire to stop tall forest and scrub from …
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Part of story: Human effects on the environment
… describes those who fell in a battle against upriver Māori as dying ‘in defence of law and order against … visited Whanganui in 1895. Twain thought that the upriver Māori were also patriots: ‘Patriotism is Patriotism. Calling … In the 1920s the publication of James Cowan’s two-volume history of the wars and the example of the First World War …
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Part of story: Memorials and monuments
… As well as entertaining visitors to New Zealand, kapa haka (Māori performing arts) groups toured overseas from the 19th … kapa haka groups continue to perform around the world. Like Māori taonga (treasures), kapa haka performances were used … also took inspiration from New Zealand’s turbulent history and spectacular environment. Classical musicians …
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Part of story: New Zealand culture overseas
… also provided a forum for self-taught students of natural history and Māori culture. For many settlers learning about birds and … New Zealand society, but it did encourage an interest in Māori subjects. Its members learnt snippets of Māori legends …
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Part of story: Intellectuals
… Department. In 1862, when the network of magistrates in Māori districts was expanded under Governor George Grey 's … From his schooldays Buller had a passion for natural history, especially ornithology, which then meant the … be displaced by the more vigorous European immigrants. The Māori, he thought, 'are dying out and nothing can save them. …
Type: Biography
… one of the distinguishing features of different versions of Māori creation traditions. The notion of a godhead in Māori society and culture is the subject of great debate. … late in the 19th century. Particularly important in the history of the Io discussion was the publication of S. Percy …
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Part of story: Māori creation traditions
… founder of the Kotahitanga movement, which evolved into the Māori parliaments of the 1890s. He was born, by his own … Hobbs translate the Book of Job, which was published in Māori in August 1843. With his father he joined forces with … Pukapuka Whakapapa mō ngā Tūpuna Māori', which narrates the history of the Hokianga ancestors from Kupe and Nukutawhiti. …
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… a Church Missionary Society missionary who lived among the Māori of the Taupō region. Although Alfred was born in … Taupō, like his brothers and sisters he came to know the Māori people and their culture well. Unlike his elder … a guide book to Nelson and district (1910) and a jubilee history of Nelson City Council (1924). Grace's fascination …
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… Harbour. In five months he became reasonably fluent in Māori. He witnessed the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at … Nelson and Marlborough. He was a trusted mediator between Māori and settlers during his ministry at Wellington from … into Māori several of Wesley's sermons, prepared a history of Wesleyan missions in New Zealand and, with James …
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… young ladies in Queen Street, Auckland. A fluent speaker in Māori and English, in 1917 Rachael began her long working … Land Court work for a law firm. In 1920 Rachael began Māori land work for the Public Trust Office in Wellington, … that this should be a place for her people to learn their history, but that both Pākehā and Māori should come. The …
Type: Biography
… only briefly. He acquired a vast knowledge of tribal history and whakapapa, and later in Parliament he was to speak only in Māori. By his mid 20s he had become interested in Māori politics. He was associated with the Māori parliament …
Type: Biography
… , who may have helped him acquire his knowledge of the Māori language. He later became a sub-editor on the Southern … to justify the shooting of Hauhau women and children by Māori acting under military orders; it was signed … towards Māori. He had acquired a sound knowledge of Māori history, and showed a sympathy with Māori and an …
Type: Biography
… lifesaving clubs that patrol at holiday time. Horse racing Māori introduced horse racing to Thames in the 1850s. They … promote sustainable resource use. European heritage Settler history is kept alive by historical societies at Thames, … as the Goldfields Railway and Victoria Battery restoration. Māori culture The investigation and hearing of Hauraki …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel region
… but was better known for his interest in natural history and geology. His family helped to collect and … of molluscs, birds, beetles and other fauna, as well as Māori artefacts. His activities extended as far as Kāpiti … a taxidermist. Drew published several articles on natural history in the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, …
Type: Biography