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… government of New South Wales, he first entered New Zealand history as captain of the schooner Prince Regent , which …
Type: Biography
… culture. The ‘va’ between Samoans and tangata whenua Māori and Pacific peoples share a special relationship, … and relationships can be traced through similarities of history and culture. This kinship connection is shown in the banter of Māori kaumatua (elders) on marae, when visitors from the …
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Part of story: Samoans
… that stretches south to Cape Turnagain. Māui’s fish hook In Māori mythology, Cape Kidnappers is the hook of the jaw bone … – Māui’s fish) from under the sea. This is reflected in its Māori name, Te Matau-a-Māui, which means Māui’s fish hook. … industries. Vineyards and wine making have a long history in the region and have grown in importance since the …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay region
… of both families was reflected in the large party of Māori and Pākehā dignitaries who attended the wedding … leased to Pākehā farmers. Her prosperity at a time when the Māori economy had largely been destroyed set her apart from … Māori women of her time to have a permanent place in Pākehā history and local folklore. …
Type: Biography
… Taiāwhio Tikawenga Te Tau was a leader of the major Māori political and religious movements in Wairarapa in the … which was charged with recording Wairarapa whakapapa and history. Probably in 1878 Taiāwhio married Mākere Kīngi of … involved in its activities as it took root within Wairarapa Māori society. As one of the proprietors of the Māori …
Type: Biography
… they became extinct. The hilly terrain, wetter climate and history of podocarp forest clearance make it more typical of … the Treaty of Waitangi between the British Crown and Māori chiefs had been signed. Akaroa has a fine collection … during the 2019/20 season. About 5 km south is a small Māori settlement, Ōnuku, with a historic church and modern …
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Part of story: Canterbury places
… known as the City of Rivers or the City of Bridges. History To early Māori the Gisborne area was known as Tūranganui-a-Kiwa. Kiwa … Pākehā – in 1926 fewer than 2% of the population were Māori, although Māori from country districts were frequently …
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Part of story: East Coast places
… residents in the North Island – about 4% of the total non-Māori population there. Members of a United States … American ensign from his canoe. They also smuggled arms to Māori in the 1845–46 war. The whaling industry’s decline …
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Part of story: North Americans
… couples remained childless unless they adopted children. In Māori communities children were sometimes raised by … (women) – this is generally 32 or under, but varies for Māori and Pacific women being under 40 at age of referral … (for the woman) number of previous children sterilisation history. Women need to have been non-smokers for at least …
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Part of story: Infertility and childlessness
… her relatives. The eldest child of a father who spoke only Māori and a bilingual mother, Parore was nourished by the … marae was built. Lou Parore's leadership among Tai Tokerau Māori was based on his determined pursuit of claims for the … mind, coupled with a deep knowledge of Māoritanga, treaty history and land law. He demonstrated his leadership …
Type: Biography
… he learned from the elders their protocol, waiata and history. The Presbyterian missionaries Jock and Jean … children. Mōnita served in Egypt with the 28th New Zealand (Māori) Battalion. After Mōnita’s return in October 1944 the … and was captain in 1946–47. From 1946 to 1949 he was a Māori All Black, touring Fiji in 1948 and Australia in 1949. …
Type: Biography
… assisting Elsdon Best and W. J. Elvy to gather local history. He became a member of the Arapawa District Māori Council, and also developed considerable knowledge of legislation affecting Māori land development. Like his father and brother Peter, …
Type: Biography
… and New Plymouth, and to indulge his passion for natural history. Then from 1845 to 1848 Mantell was a superintendent … roads at Porirua, a job that at least allowed him to learn Māori from his workforce, thus preparing the way for his … the settlement of Europeans on the lands purchased from the Māori. Indeed, some squatters had already occupied pastures …
Type: Biography
… and Mt Ruapehu are seen as sacred ancestors by Whanganui Māori. The Whanganui and Rangitīkei rivers and their … a spelling of Whanganui, reflecting the fact that local Māori pronounce ‘wh’ as ‘w’. Both spellings of the name were … still expect it to be pronounced with the ‘h’ silent. History from 1840 European settlers arrived in Whanganui, …
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Part of story: Whanganui region
… built up by the meeting of sediment-laden currents. Māori history For centuries Māori occupied kāinga (settlements) in the sheltered bays, …
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Part of story: Wellington places
… guards the entrance to Porirua Harbour. Creation stories Māori tradition tells of Kupe, the legendary explorer who … sides (not seen from the mainland) are sheer cliffs. Māori history The name Mana is an abbreviation of Te Mana o …
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Part of story: Wellington places
… than it does about the selective focus of New Zealand art history. She was born Eleanor Catherine Sperrey on 7 January …
Type: Biography
… In 2013 its population was 21,864. Early days Taupō’s urban history can be dated to the establishment of an armed … officer) from 1950 to 1956. He was believed to be the first Māori town clerk in New Zealand. Taupō today In the 1980s … is one of the most photographed in the country. Nukuhau Māori settlement across the Waikato River from downtown …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places
… destination of life Hawaiki is a rich, many-sided place in Māori history, mythology and tradition. It is often referred to in … Hawaiki is perceived to be a physical place from which the Māori people first emerged before arriving in New Zealand. …
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Part of story: Hawaiki
… was the increasing fascination of painters with the history of their own medium. This could be seen in the works … Heather Straka reworked Gottfried Lindauer’s paintings of Māori with modern references. Shane Cotton updated Charles …
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Part of story: Painting