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… Auckland’s landscape is dotted with the cones of volcanoes … comparatively recently in geological time, with the oldest (Auckland Domain) erupting 140,000–150,000 years ago. There are 48 volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field, all within about 20 km of the city …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… West Auckland West Auckland comprises a chain of industrial and residential … west of the Whau River from New Lynn to Hobsonville. West Auckland’s relatively cheap housing has attracted a youthful … West Auckland …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… in 1977. In 2010 Manukau city became part of an enlarged Auckland city. Social structure The presence of 165 different ethnic groups makes South Auckland New Zealand’s most ethnically urban area. It also holds by far the largest proportion of Auckland’s poorest residents. Recent growth has accentuated …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… coastal areas, islands and other places of interest in the Auckland region. … Auckland places …
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… Open to the ocean to the east and west, Auckland has a casual, confident air. Splendid harbours and … Auckland region …
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… 1848. All Saints (Anglican) Church was built in 1847 and is Auckland’s oldest church. Other old buildings are now in … In the early 20th century Bucklands Beach was popular among Auckland daytrippers, who came by ferry to swim and picnic. … rapid growth, becoming affluent commuter suburbs of Auckland. From the 1980s new Asian migrants arrived. Among …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… Auckland, in particular South Auckland, is the hub for Pacific arts on both a mainstream … including New Zealand. Polyfest (officially the ASB Auckland Secondary Schools Māori and Pacific Islands … Arts Festival), began at Hillary College, Ōtara, South Auckland, in 1976. It is the largest Polynesian festival in …
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Part of story: Pacific arts in New Zealand
… Auckland Islands The Auckland Islands, with a total land area of 625 sq km (about … wide. There are two main islands. The pear-shaped Auckland Island is 509 sq km, and 102-sq-km Adams Island, … can still be found there. Carnley Harbour separates Auckland and Adams islands. The topography is hilly and the …
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Part of story: Subantarctic islands
… Bay, close to the site where Captain Hobson founded Auckland on 18 September 1840. Princes Street became the … the heart of the CBD. The role of Māori in the founding of Auckland is celebrated in Molly McAllister’s statue of a … moved from the inner city to cheaper land in west and south Auckland, and suburban shopping malls brought the closure of …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… New Zealand’s first governor, William Hobson, chose the Auckland isthmus (Tāmaki) as the site for his capital. He … close by. Hobson renamed the place after his patron, Lord Auckland, first Lord of the Admiralty. His decision was … a draft settlement gave the tribe stewardship over three Auckland volcanoes, the right to buy $80 million worth of …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… Land grants While Auckland offered assisted passages to domestic servants and … land orders were issued, accounting for probably half of Auckland’s immigrants in this period. Among them were the … Auckland’s immigrants: 1853 to 1870 …
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Part of story: History of immigration
… persuaded the Regional Council of Adult Education in Auckland to appoint a tutor to teach Māori arts, crafts, … establish classes in the southern half of the University of Auckland district, which encompassed Waikato and the Bay of … was the revival of the Young Māori Leaders’ Conference at Auckland University in 1959. The conference drew in …
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Part of story: Māori Studies – ngā tari Māori
… South Auckland and Waikato Topography and climate The gently undulating topography of most of South Auckland and the central Waikato basin contains some of the … South Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty …
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Part of story: Soils and regional land use
… Local government Auckland long endured the most fragmented local government in New Zealand. Both the Auckland City Council and Auckland Harbour Board were formed … Auckland council replaced the eight previous councils. Aucklanders were divided on whether the gains from …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… Land area Auckland: 5,600 sq km New Zealand: 268,690 sq km Climate (Auckland city) (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric … sunshine: 2,003 hours Total population, 2006 and 2013 Auckland: 1,304,961 (2006); 1,415,550 (2013) New Zealand: …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… societies such as the Choral Society (1855) and the Auckland Society of Arts (1871). The Auckland Institute (1867) encouraged scientific enquiry. … Waitematā Harbour and surrounding landscape. In 1887 the Auckland Art Gallery, among New Zealand’s first, was opened. …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… American entry into the Second World War (1939–45) turned Auckland into a training and supply base for the Pacific … manufacturing was aided by restrictions on imports. As Auckland grew, many New Zealand companies moved their … moved to blue-collar suburbs like Te Atatū and Ōtara. With Aucklanders unwilling to give up suburban space for …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… Buddhism (meaning ‘path of the elders’). In 2003 the Auckland Khmer (Cambodian) Buddhist Association opened a … Buddhist members of the Thai community opened temples in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The first Sri Lankan Buddhist temple opened in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, in 1999. It was joined by the Dhamma Gavesi …
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Part of story: Diverse religions
… father was English and her mother Canadian. Hilda attended Auckland Grammar School, gaining a Junior Scholarship in 1900. After one year at Auckland University College she transferred to the Medical … Ayrshire . Hilda Northcroft registered as a doctor in Auckland on 27 May 1919. She specialised in diseases of …
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… James Henry Gunson was born on 26 October 1877 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was the son of Jane Burton and her … Methodist churchman, and, in 1902, was chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board. After schooling at the Auckland … the city. As mayor he presided over a major expansion of Auckland's infrastructure: the purchase of the city …
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