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… the Native Department During the economic depression of the early 1930s, Native Minister Apirana Ngata headed an … years for greater Māori autonomy and recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi. However, Labour believed its programme of economic …
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Part of story: Ngā take Māori – government policy and Māori
… Peninsula) was important because it combined the resources of forest and sea. Artefacts have also been found inland, at … of Banks Peninsula. Organised settlement Signatures to the Treaty of Waitangi were gathered at Akaroa in 1840, opening the way …
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Part of story: Canterbury region
… Photography had its official birthday on 19 August 1839, with the announcement … plate. It was just six months before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and photography arrived in New Zealand soon after …
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Part of story: Photography
… on his second voyage, Cook explored the northern side of the strait, completing a chart he had begun three years … to gain as much land as possible. More land sales After the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between Māori and the British Crown on …
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Part of story: Wellington region
… In the history of New Zealand government support for the arts the pivotal … centennial spur The 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1940 was a spur for government recognition of …
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Part of story: Arts funding and support
… Tipperary, Ireland, probably on 28 February 1837, the son of Ellen Mary Russell and her husband, James Grace, a … their money. His argument was that the true meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi, as understood by Maori and European, was that …
Type: Biography
… Preserving scenery A growing public appreciation of New Zealand’s historic places was evident in the Scenery … placed in the Colonial Museum – now Te Papa. Under a 2011 Treaty of Waitangi settlement the wharenui was to be returned to the …
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Part of story: Historic places
… Hetet and carver Rangi Hetet, along with Bill Cooper of the National Museum. Most of the young Māori on the … Māori. The act directly acknowledged the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and Māori values associated with museum …
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Part of story: Māori and museums – ngā whare taonga
… Letter writing Letter writing is a simple form of public protest. A letter to a newspaper editor or a … to present their petitions to the British Crown (their Treaty of Waitangi partner). Invariably these were referred back to …
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Part of story: Public protest
… Historic under-representation The increasing number of Māori MPs under mixed-member proportional representation … to take appropriate account of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and to maintain and improve opportunities for Māori …
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Part of story: Ngā māngai – Māori representation
… human movements. 1820s: tribal migrations Armed parties of Ngāti Toa and Ngāti Raukawa from the Waikato region came … was later voided. It had come after the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, under which only the Crown could buy land from …
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Part of story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region
… (canoes) brought fish, vegetables and fruit from the Firth of Thames and the Waihou River. In the 1840s and 1850s … Hūnua Ranges, alleging Hauraki involvement in the war. In Treaty of Waitangi claims hearings in the early 2000s, the Crown …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel region
… New Zealand accessed British goods and services, government officials and missionaries. London – Rānana – was the home … and also the home of the queen, their partner in the Treaty of Waitangi. Māori visiting London hoped to, and often did, …
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Part of story: Ngā tāone nui – Māori and the city
… heard by government, Pākehā and, to use a favourite phrase of the time, ‘the four corners of the world’. Te Hokioi The … were debated in the paper, including recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi, abolishing the Native Land Court, increasing Māori …
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Part of story: Māori newspapers and magazines – ngā niupepa me ngā moheni
… on 5 June 1800, although some sources give the year of his birth as 1798 or 1799. He was the son of convict … his attempts to dissuade Hokianga Maori from signing the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. However, during Hone Heke's revolt of …
Type: Biography
… Hōri Ngātai was from Ngāti Hē hapū of Ngāi Te Rangi , and was born at Maungatapu, near … Te Arawa canoes. He was the son of Tūtahi, who signed the Treaty of Waitangi in April 1840 at Tauranga. In the wars of 1863 and …
Type: Biography
… Europeans to enter Waikato were welcomed by Māori because of the resources they offered. Pākehā-Māori From the late … eyes. The King movement – Te Kīngitanga After signing the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, Māori tribes became concerned about …
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Part of story: Waikato region
… 1856 and 1859 at Ōrongotea, on the north-west shoreline of the Hokianga Harbour. His father was Wiremu Tana Pāpāhia; … his paternal grandfather, Pāpāhia, were signatories to the Treaty of Waitangi at Mangungu mission station in 1840. Pāpāhia …
Type: Biography
… Significant European settlement of the King Country happened much later than in most other … (a Whanganui iwi) have a number of marae in Taumarunui. Treaty claims Ngāti Maniapoto and other King Country iwi have filed a series of claims with the Waitangi Tribunal. These were grouped together as the Te …
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Part of story: King Country region
… Īhāia Pōrutu Puketapu was a prominent leader of Te Āti Awa of the Wellington and Hutt Valley districts. … a principal leader at Pipitea pā and a signatory to the Treaty of Waitangi. His wife, Te Awa, was closely related to the …
Type: Biography