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… under common law (law from precedent rather than statute) overlooked the place of Māori customary interests in the foreshore and seabed. Many Māori communities … been more than just fishing. The lands under the water were used for the landing of canoes, recreation, as …
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Part of story: Law of the foreshore and seabed
… The motivation for Māori to enter self-employment changed in the late 20th century. While previously Māori had mainly entered self-employment out of necessity, because of job … Opportunities for Māori enterprise …
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Part of story: Ngā umanga – Māori business enterprise
… of a giant golf-course – an expanse of rolling green dotted here and there with just a few trees. Trees are more in … valleys and plains, with willows lining the banks of waterways, and pines, poplars and cypress forming tall shelterbelts that criss-cross the landscape. Trees or lambs In …
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Part of story: Trees in the rural landscape
… Rural centre 40 km south of central Auckland on the eastern foreshore of Manukau Harbour. It serves a fertile … of central Auckland. This was a traditional area of Ngāti Te Ata. Sited on the Awaroa portage – between the Manukau Harbour and …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… in Wellington and Auckland met regularly to pray and listen to readings from the Bhagavad Gita, their central religious text. In the 1920s permission was received from some local … to conduct cremations according to Hindu and Sikh rites. Later, the regional associations organised Gita …
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Part of story: Indians
… In Hawaiki, the ancient Polynesian homeland, warfare escalated between the Wheteina and Rauru tribes. It was sparked off in part by a … which ended in the death of one partner. This necessitated the hurried escape of the Wheteina people and their …
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Part of story: Moriori
… Walter Edward Gudgeon was born in London, England, on 4 September 1841, the first child of Thomas Wayth Gudgeon, an upholsterer, and his first wife, Mary Johnston. The family … Gudgeon, Walter Edward …
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… on the southern Manukau Harbour. He was the son of Ngāti Te Ata chief Aihepene (Ahipene) Kaihau, who also had tribal … mother's name was Rangipūkoru. Aihepene Kaihau was superintendent of police for the King movement rūnanga in 1858, and …
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… in the 5th Fusiliers. By the middle of 1840 he had emigrated to New Zealand, and was living at Kororareka (Russell). Lieutenant Governor William Hobson recommended that McDonogh, who had already been nominated as a justice of the peace, should be appointed police …
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… of their free time in the country with their father. She later recalled how they hung round the yards while he drafted sheep, and how they slid down hills on cabbage-tree …
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… The arts capital Established in 1986, the biennial International Festival of the Arts attracts thousands of … Wellington Film Festival has been held each July – an antidote to the rigours of midwinter. Commercial cinema is also popular, and suburban movie …
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Part of story: Wellington region
… The amateurs organise In 1887 representatives of various amateur clubs formed the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association (NZAAA). Apart from some disarray …
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Part of story: Athletics
… husband, Benjamin Bagley, a chemist. Both Amelia and her sister, Mary, chose nursing as a career and neither married. … Hospital from 1895 to 1902, and then as matron of Masterton Hospital from 1903 to 1905. In 1902 state registration for nurses was introduced to New Zealand and …
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… High birth rates, 1840 to 1870s Between 1840 and the 1870s settler birth rates were high. At this time sexual intercourse mainly occurred within marriage. Because most … Birth rates …
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Part of story: Pregnancy, birth and baby care
… and his wife, Mary Ann Elizabeth Hallows. Henry was initiated into publishing in his home town by his uncle, T. R. … and stationer, and local historian. In 1862 he emigrated to New Zealand aboard the Hanover , with the idea of … the Hanover dropped anchor in Auckland harbour on 17 September the proprietor of the Daily Southern Cross boarded …
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… Hugh McLean Campbell was born at Te Aute, near Pukehou, Hawke's Bay, on 21 March 1875, the fourth … and his wife, Margaret Gardiner, who died three years later. Hugh senior had managed sheep runs in Australia before …
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… 368 tons, just 32 metres long and 7.6 metres broad. It departed from Plymouth on 26 August 1768 with 94 men, entering the Pacific around Cape Horn. After almost four months in Tahiti, from mid-April to …
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Part of story: European discovery of New Zealand
… set about establishing a standardised national prison system. Captain Arthur Hume, recruited from England, became New Zealand’s first inspector … general of prisons in 1880. Hume introduced a single system throughout prisons, based on British Prison Commissioner …
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Part of story: Prisons
… of the Arts, the Auckland Film Festival began in 1969. Ten thousand tickets were sold in the first year, 30,000 in … the Adelaide Film Festival to cut costs and bring a greater selection of films to New Zealand. Five films a day The International Film Festival is a highlight on many a film …
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Part of story: Arts festivals
… and commendable manner. Bravery is defined as saving or attempting to save the life of another person, while putting … personnel when a gallantry award is not suitable. Both categories can be awarded posthumously. Between 1999 and 2011, … sergeant and was exposed to heavy enemy fire. He was presented with one of eight woollen scarves crocheted by Queen …
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Part of story: Military medals