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… New Zealand's third chief justice and the first appointed by a New Zealand ministry, was born in London, England, … sons followed him into the legal profession. James was educated at St Paul's School, London, and graduated BA from Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1849. In 1848 or …
Type: Biography
… Frank David Winter (registered as Francis David Charles) was born at Waipukurau on 5 … Caroline Blanche Thomas and her husband, David Horatio Winter, a telegraph linesman. His grandmother, Eliza Thomas … Winter, Frank David …
Type: Biography
… Peninsula, Argyllshire, Scotland, the son of devout Presbyterians Isabella Tudehope and her husband, Robert Aitken, a farmer. John was educated at the grammar school in Campbelton and then worked in Glasgow with James Templeton and Company, carpet manufacturers. A young man of …
Type: Biography
… longer ‘God’s own country’ – a phrase popularised in the late 19th century by poet Thomas Bracken and then by Premier Richard Seddon. (In the 20th century it was often contracted to ‘Godzone’.) Unlike leaders in the United States, …
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Part of story: Atheism and secularism
… from Coromandel to Colville Bay, including Motutapere, Waimate and Motuoruhi. Many are little more than large rocks. … passage across to Great Barrier Island Colville Channel, after his former naval commander, Lord Colville. Colville Bay … Isolation and the beautiful landscapes first drew counter-culture communities to the Colville area in the 1970s. …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel places
… New venues Major new tennis venues were built in Auckland, Wellington and … courts, they were used for national championships and international matches, as well as for local games. Symbolism of tennis Politician Apirana Ngata saw great leadership …
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Part of story: Tennis
… the reward was increased to £500, Charles Ring claimed it after he found golden flakes in his pan at Driving Creek, near … 1867, when a speck of gold was seen in the rock face of a waterfall in Kuranui Stream. Other reefs were uncovered, and … investment to tunnel, mine the ore, crush it and separate the gold. This type of mining favoured larger companies …
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Part of story: Gold and gold mining
… and Pākehā trade worked on two levels. The first was an extension to Pākehā explorers of the traditional practice of … exchange, where one gift incurred a requirement to reciprocate. Eruera Maihi Patuone said that in an encounter between his father, Tapua, and those on board the …
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Part of story: Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy
… broker's clerk, and his wife, Rachel Tyler. He was educated at Rutland College and was then briefly in business in London before visiting the United States. Following his return to London, Edwin and his brother …
Type: Biography
… Hospitals have changed from basic buildings offering limited and risky health care, which few entered by choice, to large complexes offering a wide range of … (1847) cost less than £1,100 (about $100,000 in 2003 terms) to construct, compared to $447 million for the city’s …
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Part of story: Hospitals
… The sovereign The sovereign monarch is the head of state of New Zealand. She or he is represented in New Zealand by the governor-general, who is appointed on the advice of the prime minister. The sovereign, or …
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Part of story: Constitution
… area Auckland: 5,600 sq km New Zealand: 268,690 sq km Climate (Auckland city) (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) data, 1981–2010) Mean …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… East Coast : 8,351 sq km New Zealand: 268,690 sq km Climate (Gisborne) (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010) Mean …
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Part of story: East Coast region
… region: 10,327 sq km New Zealand: 268,690 sq km Climate (Whanganui town) (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010) Mean …
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Part of story: Whanganui region
… Commodity prices, especially for wool and meat, were high after the Second World War. In its heyday, between the 1950s … and pastoral) show at the Invercargill showgrounds attracted crowds of up to 50,000. From dairying to sheep farming … in Southland county. Dissatisfaction with stock prices and terms offered by Ocean Beach freezing works and Southland …
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Part of story: Southland region
… Ruawahine, of Ngāi Tūkairangi hapū of Ngāi Te Rangi , was the daughter of Tāwaho and Parewhakarau. Also known as Puihi, she was born probably in the early nineteenth century and became an important link between Māori …
Type: Biography
… in the region’s identity. Apart from the sounds, they date back to the earliest days of European arrival – Waikawa, … to productive fishing. Initially most fishing was for subsistence, but Māori began bartering fish with settlers. By the 1850s, domestic fishing …
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Part of story: Southland region
… the whole Tararua district) had around 67,900 hectares planted in exotic forest in 2014. The first major forest was planted by the state at Ngaumu in the 1940s to stabilise hill slopes, use …
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Part of story: Wairarapa region
… Isabel McLean was born in Andersons Bay, Dunedin, on 21 September 1868. She was the eldest daughter of George McLean, a merchant and, after Annie's birth, a politician and cabinet minister. Her …
Type: Biography
… station, Mangungu, Hokianga, New Zealand, the second daughter of John Hobbs , a missionary, and his wife, Jane … Marianne remained there until 1850 when she became a music teacher at Wesley College, Auckland. On 28 April 1857, at … married the missionary William Gittos, nephew of William White , the former superintendent at the Mangungu mission. …
Type: Biography