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… in the 2000s, both economically and politically. In trade terms, the EU was New Zealand’s third-largest export market after Australia and China, taking 16% of total exports. … would work towards negotiating a free-trade agreement. Exported expertise The links between Britain and New Zealand go …
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Part of story: Britain, Europe and New Zealand
… carving school By the 1920s the traditional arts associated with building whare whakairo were in serious decline. The situation attracted the attention of Apirana Ngata, member of Parliament for Eastern …
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Part of story: Māori architecture – whare Māori
… in 1865, and settled in Auckland, where he was educated at the Church of England Grammar School at Parnell. He … of the Grafton club, playing mostly at wing three-quarter but occasionally at centre, he represented Auckland nine times between 1882 and 1888. Included in …
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… Before the fighting in Bay of Plenty, a few Pākehā co-existed with many Māori. By 1870 trade between Māori and Pākehā … Bay of Plenty became a fortified zone bordering a Māori interior. Redoubts (forts) were maintained at Tauranga, … the 1860s, pensioned-off military forces were given confiscated tribal land. Protestant Irish immigrants from Ulster …
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Part of story: Bay of Plenty region
… In the 1920s the Railways Department aggressively promoted weekend excursions which drew crowds to places like Caroline Bay in Timaru, Arthur’s Pass, Rotorua, Te Aroha, Waitomo Caves and Waihī Beach. In the 1930s, with … brought petrol rationing and severe travel restrictions. Hotels in remote areas were hit hard by the loss of traffic. …
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Part of story: Tourist industry
… When she died in 1893, aged 31, Eleanor Catherine Mair, better known as Kate Sperrey, was acclaimed as 'one of the best portrait painters New Zealand has produced.' That she has since been …
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… North Island’s backbone. It consists of parallel ranges interspersed with deep river valleys. The Tararuas cover 3,168 … to the Remutaka Range, 100 kilometres to the south. Climate The Tararua Range is renowned for the wind and rain it … to Cook Strait, which acts as a funnel. Prevailing westerlies are boosted into north-westerly gales, which dump up …
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Part of story: Wellington places
… was 21,864. Early days Taupō’s urban history can be dated to the establishment of an armed constabulary post in … of communication in the central North Island. The Spa and Terraces hotels were opened close to hot water pools and springs. From …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places
… West of Wellington city, sparsely populated hill country extends from Cook Strait to Mana Island, 30 kilometres to the … an ancient plain. Guardians of the strait In 1770, after consulting Māori, the British explorer James Cook …
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Part of story: Wellington places
… William Edward Vincent, one of the founding printer-proprietors of the Wellington Independent , was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, probably on 17 September 1823, and was baptised on 20 July 1829. He was the … and silversmith, who worked as a customs officer. After two years at Christ's Hospital School William followed …
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… engineer. He headed the introduction of the automatic telephone system in Australia and New Zealand and in 1914 the family came … as a child caused Julia to walk with a limp. She attended primary schools in Kelburn (until 1918) and …
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… In so doing he also enabled a younger generation to enter an industry which did not previously exist. O’Shea dedicated his professional life to creating moving images of New … of an honorary degree citation, he showed ‘a tireless determination to establish an authentic film idiom … and has …
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… Hilda Phillips was one of the best-known and most persistent critics of the Māori land, resource rights and autonomy … her view, privileged Māori over other ethnic groups. Her interpretations of historical events and policies, based on problematic source material, were heavily criticised by scholars, but found an …
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… her advocacy for women, her education of trainee teachers and other adults, and as an academic and public servant, she influenced the lives of thousands of teachers, parents and children in New Zealand. Her active …
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… 1841. His mother died in 1846, and his father, a postmaster, died in 1852. Thomas was cared for by an aunt until … a year, and was then apprenticed to a chemist in Bendigo. After about 18 months he went to work on a station at …
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… After the Second World War, visits by Bodenwieser Ballet in … the Australian National Ballet in 1952 rebuilt audience interest. The Australian-based Borovansky Ballet gained a … return tours during the 1940s and 1950s. From the late 1940s there were calls for a New Zealand ballet company …
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Part of story: Ballet
… William Edward Barnard was born in Carterton, Wairarapa, on 29 January 1886, the son of Ellen … her husband, Charles Leonard Barnard, a watchmaker. He attended Levin School and at 13 began work as an office boy for a local lawyer. He later studied law at Wellington’s Victoria College and started …
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… Mixed experiences Institutions and foster homes provided many children with a safe haven. Though they could not receive the individual care and attention an ideal family home would have provided, these … sense of stability and security. Studies of children in foster care in the mid-1980s found that most surveyed were …
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Part of story: Children’s homes and fostering
… Bulls, the fourth of five children. His father, Charles Walter Langston, had various occupations, including that of veterinary surgeon; his mother, Margaret McDermott, was a … She died on 23 December 1890, his father having deserted the family sometime earlier. It was left to Frank's …
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… of gelatine and other meat extracts. William was educated at Warwick College and worked in a tannery, a cement … with introductions to Henry and William Williams. After spending about six months tramping round the country, … on his sheep run at Kereru. On the way the brothers encountered Colonel Jasper Herrick who commandeered them for the …
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