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… Victoria University of Wellington The example set by the University of Auckland … prepared the ground for negotiations to settle the Tainui Treaty of Waitangi claim against the Crown. University of Otago The …
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Part of story: Māori Studies – ngā tari Māori
… between New Zealand and Great Britain in 1840 when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed and New Zealand became a British colony. …
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Part of story: Britain, Europe and New Zealand
… on political parties, and the policies and legislation of various governments. New Zealand First (a political … government proposal to limit the monetary value of Treaty of Waitangi claim settlements), Think Big (former prime …
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Part of story: English language in New Zealand
… Fierce Māori At least until the 1850s the identity of New Zealand to European observers was strongly affected … as a dangerous place. Romantic Māori The signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 established an ideal that Māori and Pākehā …
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Part of story: New Zealand identity
… Day category was added in 1987. In 2009 more than 25% of entrants were women. In the 2010s the average age of 36 … 1990 Xerox Challenge marked the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi. 63 of the 67 competitors got from Cape Rēinga to …
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Part of story: Triathlon and multisport
… the late 1820s. He belonged to Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare hapū of Ngāti Porou . His father was Te Pōtaeaute, also known as Ēnoka Pōtae, who signed a copy of the Treaty of Waitangi on 9 June 1840 at Tokomaru Bay. His mother was …
Type: Biography
… New energy By the last two decades of the 20th century the reading public had grown, and was … as book festivals and book award ceremonies proliferated. Treaty of Waitangi claims sparked interest in serious works of New …
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Part of story: Publishing
… according to family information on 8 August 1881, the first of two children of Tuta Ngārimu, a sheepfarmer, and Mākere … of the river. Materoa and John built a beautiful homestead, Waitangirua, with large grounds, a tennis court, several … to celebrate Lord Bledisloe ’s gift to the nation of the treaty house site and to lay the foundation stone of the …
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… or Johnston) was appointed the first Māori head teacher of a native school and, almost certainly, of any Department … grandfather of Wiremu Taua and chief of Te Patu, signed the Treaty of Waitangi at Kaitāia on 28 April 1840. Wiremu was born …
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… Te Ānaua, of Pūtiki Wharanui pā, near the mouth of the Wanganui River, … later at which Te Mamaku pledged peace. Te Ānaua signed the Treaty of Waitangi at Wanganui in 1840. He had earlier signed Edward …
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… From the late 1960s the vigour and energy of the women’s liberation movement inspired some women and … started training non-Māori staff in issues relating to the Treaty of Waitangi and decolonisation. The 1980s onwards From its …
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Part of story: Women’s movement
… served as Māori queen for over 40 years, the longest reign of any Māori monarch. Te Atairangikaahu came to enjoy a … asserting their language, culture and rights under the Treaty of Waitangi. Childhood and education Pikimene Korokī Mahuta, …
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… Eramiha Neke Kapua was one of the most eminent Māori carvers of the twentieth century. … in preparation for the 1940 centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. A small team studied regional carving styles at …
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… born at Letwell, Yorkshire, England, on 21 March 1805, one of four children of Richard Taylor and his wife, Catherine … death. Taylor was present at the discussions on the Treaty of Waitangi on 5 February 1840, and that evening was given the …
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… European groups Migrant communities from many parts of continental Europe have lived in New Zealand since the … and concerned with local matters such as implementing the Treaty of Waitangi . We conduct our meetings in English.’ 2 However, …
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Part of story: Migrant and refugee organisations
… Māori magazines started in the 1950s. Since this was a time of language loss, they are predominantly in English. Most, … Zealand perspective’, subscribers can read about politics, Treaty of Waitangi settlements, health, business, agriculture, …
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Part of story: Māori newspapers and magazines – ngā niupepa me ngā moheni
… cigarette’). Tobacco is known as tupeka – a transliteration of the English word. Along with muskets (firearms), … and services, or given as a gift. Chiefs who signed the Treaty of Waitangi were given tobacco, sometimes by the cask. Once … Māori use of tobacco …
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… Martin was born probably in Kilmuir, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Scotland, some time between 1805 and 1810. He was … money in the developing colony. He was critical of the Treaty of Waitangi and the apparent bribery used to obtain signatures. …
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… Members of the royal family have visited New Zealand many times. … at Gallipoli in the First World War and the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi – also prompted visits. Shaken and bruised Royal …
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Part of story: Royal family
… Nuka Taipari belonged to Ngāti Hē, a hapū of Ngāi Te Rangi of Tauranga. He was the principal chief of … and did not read the burial service. Nuka signed the Treaty of Waitangi at Tauranga in April 1840. Seven years later he …
Type: Biography