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… of the region large areas of bush around Lake Taupō and the Rotorua lakes were destroyed by the eruption of Kaharoa, or …
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Part of story: Te ohanga onamata a rohe – economic regions
… junction of State Highways 2 and 30, 92 km north-east of Rotorua and 100 km south-east of Tauranga. In 2013 the …
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Part of story: Bay of Plenty places
… Balneavis included the reception for the prince of Wales at Rotorua in 1920, the duke and duchess of York's visit to Rotorua in 1927, the opening of the house Māhinārangi at … celebrations of 1934, the duke of Gloucester's reception at Rotorua in 1934, and the opening of the Raukawa carved house …
Type: Biography
… also made provision for public gardens. Government Gardens, Rotorua Government Gardens were developed in the 1890s to …
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Part of story: Public gardens
… were noted for the production of special kinds of food. At Rotorua and other inland lakes of the North Island, īnanga …
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Part of story: Te mahi kai – food production economics
… source. The idea was first suggested at a conference in Rotorua in 1946, and in 1954 funding was approved. However, …
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Part of story: Geothermal energy
… He boarded in Auckland to attend Belmont Primary School, in Rotorua to attend Whakarewarewa Native School, and in … again for his secondary schooling at King’s College. In Rotorua Poole had met government nurseryman A.H. Goudie, who … practical work at Forest Service and company plantations in Rotorua, Waikato, Auckland, the East Coast and Northland. As …
Type: Biography
… at Remuera primary school in Auckland. The family moved to Rotorua in 1930, where he attended primary school and then … house. This gave Harry a passion for Māori culture, and in Rotorua he was able to absorb its riches. He also began a … from two world wars at Muruika cemetery in Ōhinemutu, Rotorua. The concluding lines of his poem, ‘The divided …
Type: Biography
… George and Hazel Ashbridge lived in Lower Hutt and later Rotorua. He had been a justice of the peace for many years and continued to carry out this role. He died in Rotorua on 25 October 1984, survived by his wife and sons. …
Type: Biography
… (freshwater crayfish), īnanga and kōkopu were taken at Rotorua. Kohi-tātea (December–January) Tī kōuka was dug for … (fuchsia) tree. Kōura, īnanga and kōkopu were caught at Rotorua, and maomao fish on the East Coast. Hui-tanguru …
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Part of story: Te mahi kai – food production economics
… Springs plantations. In the North Island he established the Rotorua nursery in March 1898, to provide trees for … In early April 1909 Henry Matthews was taken ill while in Rotorua on forestry business. He travelled to Auckland for …
Type: Biography
… from 1904 and an 11-hour Limited from 1949. Auckland’s Rotorua Express (briefly the Rotorua Limited) was another prestigious passenger train. …
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Part of story: Railways
… in 1932 let his contract lapse. The family then moved to Rotorua. Perkins exhibited regularly with the New Zealand … lost on the New Zealand public. The family had moved to Rotorua because it was thought the climate would improve …
Type: Biography
… Grammar School, teaching there until 1932, when he moved to Rotorua High School. The following year he graduated from … Simpson; they were to have two sons and a daughter. At Rotorua High School Pitcaithly developed a new course in …
Type: Biography
… therapeutic benefit was reducing craving for alcohol. Rotorua’s spas Rotorua was famed for the therapeutic value of its …
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Part of story: Hospitals
… property remained. He argued with the government agent at Rotorua, H. D. Johnson, for more than the meagre relief … Tokaanu in March. In 1901 he took part in the reception at Rotorua for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and of York. He …
Type: Biography
… of the Tongariro National Park lie to the south and the Rotorua lakes are in the north. Minimum winter temperatures …
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Part of story: Soils and regional land use
… 173 days a year on average – compared to just 30 days for Rotorua and 35 for Nelson. Worst winds On rare occasions, …
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Part of story: Wellington region
… Zealanders through radio broadcasts of the recordings of Rotorua singing duet Ana Hato and Deane Waretini in the …
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Part of story: Waiata hōu – contemporary Māori songs
… This is particularly striking among Te Arawa tribes of Lake Rotorua. Names could be taken from both male and female …
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Part of story: Tribal organisation