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… Party governments that held power for all but three of the 24 years between 1960 and 1984, serving as a cabinet … later life) long sideburns, the pipe-smoking MacIntyre was often likened to a Scottish laird. He was also widely … the government honour its obligations under te Tiriti o Waitangi . An admirer of Māori culture, he supported the …
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… was born in the late eighteenth century. He was a leader of Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti. Kinship links within Ngāti … Bunbury deemed it important to obtain his agreement to the Treaty of Waitangi. He called at the Tukituki River in Hawke's Bay …
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… William Clarke, a gunsmith and builder. Between the ages of 11 and 20 he learnt carpentry and gunsmithry from his … settler opinion, the New Zealand Company, regarded the Treaty of Waitangi as 'a praiseworthy device for amusing and pacifying …
Type: Biography
… Octavius Hadfield, the 10th child and youngest son of Joseph Hadfield, silk merchant, and his wife, Amelia … on the side of Māori tribal rights guaranteed under the Treaty of Waitangi. Hadfield made a direct and public appeal for …
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… the upper Whanganui River. Her father was Te Rio Te Hihiri of Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hāuaroa), a people based mainly at … care of the government and the department. She upheld the Treaty of Waitangi as a ‘beacon light’ for race relations. She was a …
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… Pirihira and Raimipaha. Te Awa-i-taia was a leader of Ngāti Māhanga, whose home was on the Waipā River. As a … two of the assembled warriors. Te Awa-i-taia signed the Treaty of Waitangi at the Waikato Heads in late March or April 1840, …
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… Te Horetā, also known as Te Taniwha, was a leader of Ngāti Whanaunga, one of the Marutūāhu confederation of … in April–May 1840, and on 4 May 1840 signed the copy of the Treaty of Waitangi taken by Bunbury to Coromandel Harbour. Probably in …
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… Piripi Te Maari-o-te-rangi was prominent as a defender of the rights of the Wairarapa people to their lands and … the fishing rights of the owners was contrary to the Treaty of Waitangi. But it added that the lake owners were not …
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… spent a lifetime supporting and campaigning for the rights of her fellow Pacific Islanders in Auckland, both new … groups that were exploring the implications of the Treaty of Waitangi. She participated in direct action, particularly …
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… England, on 18 July 1800, the ninth and youngest child of Mary Marsh and her husband, Thomas Williams. He was … as he grew older. In 1840 he collected signatures to the Treaty of Waitangi, and later defended its land guarantee against …
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… Te Rauparaha was the son of Werawera, of Ngāti Toa, and his second wife, Parekōwhatu … claims. On 14 May 1840 Te Rauparaha signed a copy of the Treaty of Waitangi presented to him by CMS missionary Henry Williams . …
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… Thomas Bracken, the son of Margaret Kiernan and her husband, Thomas Bracken, was … saw as a dishonourable breaching of the commitments of the Treaty of Waitangi. Throughout the session he made conscientious …
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… Joan Donley was a midwife whose advocacy of home births and natural childbirth helped shape modern … which promoted natural childbirth and an extension of the rights of midwives. Donley regarded home birth as a ‘feminist and a …
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… probably in 1855 or 1856, possibly in the Mōkau district of north Taranaki. His parents were Hōne Eketone and Hera … prejudicial to Māori, and a guard against breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. A long list of Ngāti Maniapoto leaders supported …
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… in Auckland, New Zealand, on 20 October 1870. The second of eight children born to David Goldie and his wife, Maria … with tendentious titles such as 'His thought: "The Treaty of Waitangi, was it worth while?" ' Ignoring the Auckland …
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… Paraire Karaka Paikea was the great-grandson of Paikea Te Hekeua, a prominent chief of Te Uri-o-Hau and … for the redress of grievances arising from breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, and for Māori autonomy. As part of his adherence …
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… Te Kaeaea was a chief of Ngāti Tama of northern Taranaki. He was born in the later … the arrival of settlers, and on 29 April 1840 signed the Treaty of Waitangi. But within two years relations with settlers had …
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… up in Taranaki. His mother was Hine-i-te-uru, senior wife of Te Whiti-o-Rongomai II, fourth child of Aniwaniwa, son of … settlement of Port Nicholson (Wellington) and signed the Treaty of Waitangi in April 1840. Te Wharepōuri's last two years were …
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… sometime between 1858 and 1860 at Waimate North in the Bay of Islands. His grandfather was a Jewish trader called Levy … use of their traditional resources as guaranteed by the Treaty of Waitangi. Specific grievances included seasonal restrictions …
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… 1912 at Ngāhina pā, near Rūātoki, in the eastern Bay of Plenty. His parents were Winiata Piahana and his wife, Te … spoke at hui throughout the country about violations of the Treaty of Waitangi and the problems that resulted from confiscation, …
Type: Biography