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… found that Māori views of sexuality were different from Western ideas of the time. Māori chiefs would often have more than one wife. Except for puhi (high-born … of the culture they saw. For example naturalist Georg Forster, who was on British explorer James Cook’s second voyage, …
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Part of story: Hōkakatanga – Māori sexualities
… adjacent Foxton Beach). It began as the Māori settlement of Te Awahou, on the Manawatū River estuary. After the 1855 earthquake Pākehā settlers abandoned Paiaka, … moved to Foxton. The settlement was also a base for Presbyterian James Duncan’s missionary work. The 1866–67 New …
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Part of story: Manawatū and Horowhenua places
… Early hotels The earliest New Zealand hotels were established in Northland. One of the first was … in the 1830s at Hōreke on the Hokianga Harbour – various hotels have provided accommodation on the same spot to the … Hotels in the 19th century …
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Part of story: Hotels and motels
… Thomas Jolly, a farmer, and his wife, Mary Ridout Kelly. After returning briefly to England the Jolly family moved to … railway reached Hamilton from Auckland in 1877 Thomas donated land for the railway line and station and sold some of … village sections. The new settlement was named Frankton after his son Frank. Frank Jolly was educated at Hamilton West …
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… Surville. The Ngāti Kahu and Ngāti Kurī iwi had dwelt with Te Rarawa in the district for some decades at the time Te Rarawa leader Nōpera Pana-kareao invited missionaries into the area. The land made available for …
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Part of story: Northland places
… Māori and overseas wars Māori have taken part in every international theatre of war that New Zealand has been … the young people read aloud to them. On marae Māori debated the justification for each war, considering their … with their own history of warfare, should take a deep interest in the struggles in South Africa, Europe and …
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Part of story: Ngā pakanga ki tāwāhi – Māori and overseas wars
… the creativity of New Zealand musicians, what was once imported, borrowed or imitative has become a distinctively New Zealand sound. What is popular music? The term ‘popular music’ has come to refer to a commodity: music which is mass-produced, marketed and sold. It has been a cornerstone of the entertainment …
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Part of story: Popular music
… of Kerikeri with a 2013 population of 1,719. Well sited on the inner reaches of the Bay of Islands, it has a rich history. Waitangi is immediately to the north while Russell is on the opposite shore, reached by passenger ferry, and by car ferry from …
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Part of story: Northland places
… Pōkiha was a direct descendant of Turi, captain of the Aotea canoe. He was blessed soon after his birth in a special ceremony by the Ringatū tohunga Te Ture Poutama. The second of Pōkiha Peni’s sons, he was …
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… widely used for recreation – boating, fishing, swimming, waterskiing and enjoying the natural setting. Lakeside … Island, while Wānaka and Wakatipu are among the favourites in the South Island. Fishing Native eels are found in most lakes, especially shallow ones such as Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere) and Lake Wairarapa. Eels were an …
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Part of story: Lakes
… A regional park is a large area of open space intended for the use of town and city dwellers in a particular … managed by the Department of Conservation. They accommodate a wide range of functions, including recreation, farming, forestry, water management, heritage and conservation. History From the …
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Part of story: City parks and green spaces
… Ōtara. In 1965 Manukau county and Manurewa borough amalgamated to form Manukau city. A new city centre at Wiri – now … of Auckland’s poorest residents. Recent growth has accentuated social differences. Coastal and rural subdivisions … and Ōtara Farming Fertile soils and good fishing created comfortable living conditions for Māori, who named the …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… harrier, is a bird of the open country. It is often seen soaring and looking for prey, or eating dead … Habitat and food Swamp harriers hunt in open country. After Europeans arrived in New Zealand and cleared land for … food for harriers, and their numbers have fallen. Aerial hunter The harrier is an adept hunter when flying, as …
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Part of story: Birds of prey
… had a 2013 population of 240) has always been the most isolated part of the West Coast. Until the middle of the 20th … (145 km). The opening of the Paringa–Haast section of State Highway 6 in 1965 provided an all-weather road link with … the rest of the West Coast. History The flat, heavily forested lowland area between the Haast River and Jackson Bay …
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Part of story: West Coast places
… river, with wide residential streets arranged in a grid pattern behind. The north side is predominantly industrial. In the 2000s it was the site of the Affco freezing works, a key employer in the town … Media Fox One of Wairoa’s most famous sons is broadcaster and politician Derek Fox, who was born in the town. He …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay places
… Peter Buck claimed to have been born in 1880, but a more likely date is sometime in October 1877 as recorded in his primary … Buck, Peter Henry …
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… Colony in 1845. Anticipating more rapid advancement, he entered the Cape police and saw active service during frontier warfare. He was wounded and decorated for gallantry. Though at 5 feet 8 inches he was shorter …
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… since 1991, residents of Māori descent were asked to indicate the tribe to which they were affiliated. The figures below show the number who indicated Rangitāne (including those who indicated more than one …
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Part of story: Rangitāne
… The Milky Way The broad band of faint white light stretching in an arc from the north-east to south-east horizon is known as the Milky Way, or Te Ikaroa to Māori. The light comes from clusters of millions of stars so distant from earth they cannot …
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Part of story: Night sky
… their introduction to New Zealand by Europeans. Despite there being no tradition of flags in Māori culture before contact with Europeans, flags have become so integrated in Māori society that there are an enormous number of …
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Part of story: Ngā haki – Māori and flags