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… he had gathered these together with J. W. Stack's Maori history and George Hempleman's diary and published them in a … for the publication and production of the centennial history, Akaroa and Banks Peninsula, 1840–1940 . After her …
Type: Biography
… Whetū Tirikātene-Sullivan was New Zealand’s first Māori woman cabinet minister, its longest-serving woman MP, and a staunch advocate in Parliament for Māori interests. An accomplished academic, social worker, … and later to advocate for the teaching of Māori language, history and culture in all New Zealand schools. Outside of …
Type: Biography
… that were written or dictated by semi-literate Pākehā-Māori (the 19th-century term for Europeans who chose to live among Māori as part of the tribe), such as Barnet Burns and John … F. E. Maning ’s first book also memorialises a death. His History of the war in the north of New Zealand against the c …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Non-fiction
… than a year at Waitaha village, near Ahipara, absorbing Māori lore from the tohunga Ngā Kuku Mumu, whom he later … interest thereafter was the acquisition of traditional Māori knowledge, especially mythology, genealogy and … newspapers, were critical of the construction of Polynesian history, including the arrival of a fleet in New Zealand …
Type: Biography
… It was from them that Mākereti learnt the genealogies, history and customs of her tribe. Mākereti did not speak … and confidence to move with aplomb between the Pākehā and Māori worlds. On leaving school, Mākereti went to live at … On one occasion, when asked by a visitor if she had a Māori surname, Mākereti glanced for inspiration to a nearby …
Type: Biography
… for missionary daughters. Growing up in an almost entirely Māori New Zealand, Elizabeth was used to shortages of … became skilled in homoeopathic medicine and fluent in the Māori language. As a young woman, at her father's station at … a range of subjects including reading in Māori and English, history, arithmetic and domestic duties. The seven years she …
Type: Biography
… the views that land selling and leasing should cease and Māori representation in Parliament should be increased. Mohi … have the Waimārama land preserved for the support of local Māori. In 1907 the leases were investigated by Robert Stout … requested a copy of Mohi's book. Mohi also wrote a long history of Waimārama and Hawke's Bay, entitled 'Ko tēnei …
Type: Biography
… and reading. The family had respect for both Pākehā and Māori knowledge and Bill developed a sense of the strength of Māori traditions. He later used to show students his missing … many of the country’s writers on Māori studies and Māori history consulted him in this period. He himself wrote for …
Type: Biography
… century. Motuoruhi and many of the smaller ones remain in Māori ownership. The Crown-owned islands now fall within the … 6.5 km past Coromandel town. Nearby Kōpūtauaki has a rich history. The bay was used by Ngāti Porou trading vessels as … of miners onto ground at Kōpūtauaki in 1862 angered the Māori owners. A visit to the area by Governor George Grey …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel places
… Boddytown, Coal Creek, Cobden, Karoro and South Beach. History A Māori settlement at Māwhera pā was long established on the … Governor George Grey. James Mackay negotiated with local Māori chiefs for purchase of the West Coast region by the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: West Coast places
… not far above Pipiriki. Spurned lover According to Māori tradition, in ancient times three mountains, Ruapehu, … physical and spiritual sustenance. Although few Whanganui Māori now live on the river, it remains a focal point. In … structure is a drawcard for visitors to the national park. History There was inter-tribal fighting on the Whanganui in …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Whanganui places
… of the northern hemisphere and set them alongside Māori figures – a relationship that proved awkward. Others … work was located in a fairy world that was far removed from Māori mythology. She wrote around 30 books for children. Her … World War curtailed publishing activity. Adventures and history Adventure stories, popular in the 19th century, made …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Children’s and young adult literature
… in the Auckland Engineer Volunteers. He fought against Māori in the Tauranga district in 1867 and won the New … he was employed by the Land Purchase Department surveying Māori lands on the Hauraki Plains and around Tokoroa. He … had cracked its code, and filled a desert land with people, history, mythology and culture which he could understand and …
Type: Biography
… John Mason Durie, usually referred to as Mason and known to Māori as Hoani Meihana Te Rama Apakura, was born on his … Court. Through his work he gained a valuable knowledge of Māori land title and of the problems that beset Māori … younger kinsman Wiremu Kīngi Te Aweawe in maintaining the history and standing of Rangitāne. He was one of the main …
Type: Biography
… flora and fauna but the greater number depicted scenes of Māori life and mythology. Taylor had been introduced to Māori mythology by his wife, Edelweiss Yeoville (Teddy) … New York. Four years later a solo exhibition of his natural history images was held at the American Museum of Natural …
Type: Biography
… with the Salvation Army Biorama Company, recorded the Māori welcome given to the Salvation Army commander in New … shot hundreds of films. The only surviving footage is of a Māori welcome to the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York … 2 Ted Coubray A key figure in the country’s film-making history was Southland-born Edwin (Ted) Coubray. Assisted by …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Documentary film
… 1895 to 1901. He dealt with nearly two million acres of Māori land. Wilson was intelligent, ambitious, and … The immortality of the universe (1875), and two works of Māori history. He was in close contact with Māori for much of his …
Type: Biography
… Te Aritaua Pītama was born on 23 February 1906 at Tuahiwi, a Māori settlement north of Kaiapoi, the eldest of 12 children … main hapū. Te Aritaua Pītama was brought up to be fluent in Māori at a time when this was becoming unusual for young … August 1946, explained that it was intended to portray the history of Māori in song and dance from the first arrival of …
Type: Biography
… Tukumana appears briefly in Henry Ashby's small book The history and legends of the western coast of the Hauraki Gulf … European house' and was termed 'a very progressive Māori.' In his last years, a journalist, Chris Barlow, …
Type: Biography
… of his mother he grew up with a good command of the Māori language. He received his formal education from … altered or added to as the evidence progressed. Surveying Māori land claims required Blake to walk the whole block and … court. Blake was a prolific recorder of Hawke's Bay tribal history, and much of his work survives, both privately and …
Type: Biography