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… Māori traditions Cultural life in Manawatū and Horowhenua … was first established in 1900, although its continuous history starts in 1913. A repertory society also flourished. …
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Part of story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region
… construction or scientific investigation, has a long history in New Zealand. For centuries, Māori have practised free diving (diving without breathing …
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Part of story: Diving and snorkelling
… is allowed to catch) were allocated on the basis of catch history. How the quota system works Previously the fish in … non-commercial use is significant (for example, by Māori harvesters and recreational anglers) and this is taken …
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Part of story: Fishing industry
… Papatūānuku and women Traditional Māori culture aligns women with the land, because the land … as the womb of the earth. Authority over land In tribal history, individual women had authority over, and embodied, …
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Part of story: Papatūānuku – the land
… existed in the English language, but were often tagged with Māori, New Zealand, native or wild. Cook’s journal James Cook recorded Māori words in his journal, spelling the words as he heard … life The importance of the rural sector to New Zealand’s history, culture and economy is reflected in New Zealand …
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Part of story: English language in New Zealand
… of native schools in 1885. James Pope believed that Māori would have to become Europeanised and absorbed into … their better characteristics or becoming demoralised, Māori living in remote parts of the country were to be … of native schools in December 1903. He began writing a history of the native schools movement and a book of Māori …
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… and set challenging targets for entries on women and Māori. Enthusiastic volunteers joined regional and … In addition, five volumes of the almost 500 entries on Māori individuals, translated into Māori, were published, as … discontinued, as Te Ara’s greater coverage of New Zealand history had made it redundant. Issues relating to lack of …
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Part of story: Te Ara – a history
… in Maori in and around Wairoa, and the rich, colourful history and legends of the East Coast and Waikaremoana, …
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… Conflict over Māori rights The churches played significant, often … clergy and laymen led the humanitarian campaign to uphold Māori rights and welfare. An even larger number of Māori … prohibition, the largest social movement in New Zealand history, intended to eliminate the sale of liquor. With …
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Part of story: Religion and society
… (646 m) is the highest summit on the coastal hill country. History Many pā and kāinga (villages) were located on or … beginning of the 19th century contained a relatively large Māori population. Whalers were the first European settlers. … Unlike the rest of Hawke’s Bay, the area remained in Māori ownership until the early 20th century, though parts …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay places
… be seen. A memorial put up in 1966 commemorates the visit. History of the township The township was established in 1875 … of 800, 52 of whom were Pākehā settlers and the rest Māori living at Hauiti on the south side of the river. In … October 1769, James Cook entered the bay to be greeted by Māori in canoes. On shore he recorded in-depth descriptions …
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Part of story: East Coast places
… its packets of Weet-Bix cereal. The subjects included the history of flight (a set of 50 in 1956), famous ships and … another fertile area for collectors. Connecting with history A growing awareness of local history was reflected in the formation of the New Zealand …
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Part of story: Collecting
… literary criticism, anthology, travel, essays and history. He never wrote a book as important as his son … significant publications. Both The New Zealand citizen and Māori and Pākehā: a history of New Zealand (written with A. W. Shrimpton, 1922) …
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… Te Kāhui Kararehe lived at a time when Māori–Pākehā relations in Taranaki were at their most … name of Wiremu from his father, who had served as Methodist Māori preacher at Te Aro pā in Wellington until 1842, and … used Te Kāhui's information in his book on Taranaki Māori history. Te Kāhui had a wide knowledge of Taranaki …
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… in Dunedin he wrote for the local press. His interest in Māori antiquities led to his being acknowledged as a leading … (1884) and 'On the working of greenstone or nephrite by the Māoris' (1891) were regarded as classic papers in their … in historical research was grounded in his belief that history was the 'reflection of the life and being of a …
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… traders, surveyors and settlers wrote accounts of Māori society and behaviour. These were generally … in New Zealand. He expanded these studies to investigate Māori disease rates and living conditions. Thomson’s … of this material in his Story of New Zealand (1859). Later history books also included material on New Zealand’s social …
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Part of story: Social sciences
… Jean Lampila, known to the Māori as Hone Rapira, and also known as John Lampila, was … chief of the upper Whanganui River, he assisted the Māori to erect flour mills. With 'miracles' such as 'Hine … at Parikino in October 1860. Lampila argued from Catholic history, traditions and miracles, to the frustration of his …
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… more diverse and, above all, there was a strident Māori protest movement which focused on the failure of the … for New Zealand 1990 was the kōtuku or white heron. In Māori tradition the kōtuku guided the god Tāne to the three … and the Australian government gave $1 million for oral history projects. …
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Part of story: Anniversaries
… traditional training from older relatives in genealogy and Māori custom, as she was later to be regarded as an expert … evidence of Kaihau's extensive knowledge of south Wairarapa Māori history. When some of their genealogical records were lost, …
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… brackish, it was an abundant source of eel and flounder for Māori. It remains a wildlife habitat of international … Southbridge. There are the remains of two pā important in Māori history, a Māori church and a cluster of fishing huts. …
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Part of story: Canterbury places