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… Napierites’ strongly held attitudes about their identity. History Founded in 1855 by the government, Napier (formerly … Ōtātara pā in Taradale was an important early site of Māori occupation. It was taken over by Ngāti Kahungunu when … area. Ahuriri Port suburb Ahuriri was an important site of Māori occupation. The inner harbour (Te Whanganui-a-Orotū) …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay places
… Street, at right angles to Trafalgar Street. Early city history Māori have lived in the region since the 1300s, and knew the … waters beyond the Boulder Bank were also well-known to Māori. The shore had been settled at times, but had no …
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Part of story: Nelson places
… have cost an uncounted number of lives in New Zealand. Māori history tells of a pre-European flood in the Tūtaekurī area … became known as ‘the New Zealand death’. A god’s revenge Māori legend includes a story of a great flood. Tāwhaki, god …
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Part of story: Floods
… unpeopled, except for the hot springs, where beautiful Māori women added an exotic element. In 1901 the New Zealand … in the New Zealand Illustrated Magazine , told traditional Māori stories which enriched the land with history and human associations. Felling the bush New …
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Part of story: Perceptions of the landscape
… CE. They soon developed a distinct culture later known as Māori. The plants and animals they discovered were included … uses. Around 1400 there were rough parallels in the way Māori and Europeans understood the natural world. A century … Solander (a former pupil of Linnaeus) and the natural history artist Sydney Parkinson. The voyage of the St Jean …
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Part of story: European discovery of plants and animals
… and traders', to prevent outrages by Europeans against Māori and to apprehend escaped convicts. However, apart from … a kind of race relations conciliator in disputes between Māori and Pakeha. Not surprisingly his record in both areas … of papers and pamphlets on land claims and on the early history of the colony. He considered himself the architect …
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… exhibition of December 1892 included his first recorded Māori portrait. In July 1893, at the age of 22, Goldie … which he first presented a range of portraits – Pākehā and Māori – at the Auckland Society of Arts. Photographs of … Goldie was following a path established by Steele's Māori history paintings and portraits of tattooed chiefs. Another …
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… a workshop with academics and experts and two hui with Māori scholars. Phillips and Dalley visited every university … general editor and Dalley became chief historian in the History Group. No ‘a’ An early decision made by Jock … suggested a six-part division, with one theme focusing on Māori. However, it was decided that Māori content should be …
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Part of story: Te Ara – a history
… Adventure is equally thorough in its account of the Māori. Jerningham Wakefield pays careful and respectful attention to the history, political background, tribal and family … etiquette, and records the oratory of great chiefs; he uses Māori terms and phrases with a natural smoothness. His …
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… her to start a new project: to find and paint every living Māori woman who had a moko. Although now in her 70s and … been referred to as the ‘lost generation’, including many Māori women prominent in the early decades of the 20th … explains why she has been ignored in New Zealand art history literature. However, her significance both as an …
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… campaigns to save a historic building in New Zealand’s history. Fearing its imminent destruction, protestors linked … support for the preservation and restoration of marae and Māori wāhi tapu sites. Equally important was the passing of … investigation had been concentrated on rural pā and other Māori habitations. Since then urban sites have also …
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Part of story: Historic places
… Bay, where from 1875 to 1877 William was headmaster of a Māori school. During this time Douglas began to acquire a working knowledge of the Māori language, which was later to prove useful to him. In … to have been the longest running case in New Zealand legal history at that time. Although his legal practice continued …
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… College he graduated BA (and was senior scholar in history) in 1938, MA with second-class honours in 1939, and …
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… the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival. Māori- and Pacific-themed films Once were warriors (1994), … dysfunction and alcohol-fuelled violence plaguing an urban Māori community. Martyn Sanderson’s Flying fox in a freedom … (1998) Robert Sarkies’ dark comedy Scarfies (1999) Faking history Peter Jackson and his collaborator Costa Botes …
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Part of story: Feature film
… present on the mainland. Habitat loss Forest clearance by Māori and European settlers has reduced species diversity. …
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Part of story: Beetles
… in the impact of introduced deer and possums, and in local Māori history. Most importantly, in his view, he introduced …
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… on the West Coast. The 2013 population was 3,447. History After the discovery of gold in the Taramakau valley … few kilometres north of Hokitika, and there has long been a Māori settlement at Arahura. The ownership of all pounamu in …
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Part of story: West Coast places
… the surf is now a familiar pastime for New Zealanders, and Māori people have swum in the sea and inland waters for …
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Part of story: Lifesaving and surfing
… society. Its rivers are known for their brown trout. History Pahīatua was established in 1881 in the densely … was made a borough in 1892. The town’s name comes from the Māori words for resting place (pahi) and god (atua). One …
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Part of story: Wairarapa places
… History Māori were quick to take up pig hunting, and early …
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Part of story: Hunting