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… Auckland is by far the country’s most populous region, with … trends As a military base and the colony’s capital, Auckland grew steadily from its foundation in 1840. While … in the Auckland region – in 2013 it was spoken by 4.4% of Aucklanders (compared to 2.2% nationally). Over two-thirds …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… shipbuilding works, London. He married Mary Teasdale in Auckland on 27 April 1866, and they had 10 children. He died in Auckland on 14 July 1917. Bruce arrived in Auckland on the ship Scimitar in March 1864, under …
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… she was about two years old and received her education at Auckland Girls' High School. On 22 September 1890, in Auckland, she married James Buchanan Macfarlane. The couple … director of several companies. He was also a member of the Auckland Harbour Board, the Auckland Orchestral Society and …
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… Samuelene Purcell was born in Gundry Street, Newton, Auckland, on 25 July 1898, the daughter of Irish immigrant … her mother until the latter's death in 1962 and remained in Auckland all her life; she never married or had children. By … the leader of the tailoresses' union, Alice Cossey, she was Auckland's most prominent woman trade unionist from the …
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… Henry Ah Kew was born in Auckland on 22 September 1900, the son of James Ah Kew and … to Victoria, Australia, and in December 1871 arrived in Auckland. In 1879 he was naturalised, his occupation being … Kew family one of the longest-resident Chinese families in Auckland. James Ah Kew’s business flourished and he had two …
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… Auckland is remarkable for the diversity of its peoples and … to the lure of the waterways and fertile soil of the Auckland isthmus. New Zealand’s metropolis In 2013 one in three New Zealanders (1.42 million) lived in the Auckland region. Auckland is both city and region. In 2010 a …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… were particularly devastating for the tribes of Tāmaki (Auckland). Under Hongi Hika, who had acquired guns in his … inviting Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson to settle in Auckland in the hope that this would protect the land there. … and the relocation of the capital from Russell to Auckland in 1841 meant there was pressure for land. By 1850 …
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Part of story: Tāmaki tribes
… to Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1908. He soon moved to Auckland, where he worked for two years as a carpenter on … to the beginning of 1910 when he became active in the Auckland branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (ASCJ). He served as its delegate to the Auckland Trades and Labour Council, and the following year …
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… Joseph Bradney, an ironmonger. The family emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand, in 1859, arriving on the Mermaid on … for hire in his rowing boat. He travelled mainly between Auckland and Stokes Point (Northcote), but also to any other … were few alternatives, and had participated actively in Auckland's civic and political life. …
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… Leo Lemuel White was born at Auckland on 4 July 1906 to May Rae and her husband, Albert … as a photographer and shortly secured a position with the Auckland-based New Zealand Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic …
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… Sailing Auckland is known as the City of Sails. Every Anniversary … spirit For many years businessman Tom Clark epitomised Aucklanders’ enthusiasm for sailing. He raced Saracen, …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… William and Hannah and their three sons arrived at Auckland on 4 September 1863 aboard the Tyburnia. However, … north to Port Albert, deciding instead to settle in Auckland. Thomson Leys was apprenticed as a compositor on … In 1872 he became sub-editor of the Evening Star (later the Auckland Star ). He was also the New Zealand representative …
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… Auckland transformed Economic deregulation in the mid-1980s … advantages, many companies relocated their head offices to Auckland. The region was now the nerve centre of the … vitality. Changing landscapes From the 1990s some Aucklanders adopted apartment living. Apartment blocks …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… Insects There are over 200 insect species on each of the Auckland and Campbell islands. About a third are endemic, … are a special torment for people. Thank God it’s Fly-day Auckland Island castaway Thomas Musgrave remembered that the … the Second World War had a notice pinned up in their hut: ‘Auckland Island calendar. Every day is Fly-day.’ 1 Birds …
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Part of story: Subantarctic islands
… spaces beyond city boundaries. Planners, particularly in Auckland and Wellington, were concerned that coastal and … history of public recreational use. Until 2002, only the Auckland and Wellington regional councils were authorised to … parks began to appear in other parts of the country. Farmer Auckland Through its network of parks, the Auckland Regional …
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Part of story: City parks and green spaces
… site for the colony’s capital. After the capital moved to Auckland, the settlement burned to the ground in 1842. Its … accepted the offer, made his purchase and named the site Auckland, after his patron, Lord Auckland, governor-general of India and former first lord of …
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Part of story: Capital city
… Alexander Kingcome Turner was born in Auckland on 18 November 1901, the son of Joseph Hurst … Methodist minister. He attended Mount Eden School and Auckland Grammar School. When he was 11 his father died, … entrance scholarship and enrolled the following year at Auckland University College. He graduated BA (1921), MA with …
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… Bishop's School in Nelson, but completed his education at Auckland Grammar School after his father joined, then acquired, the Auckland liquor firm of Hancock and Company. Ernest disliked … although he subsequently attended evening classes at Auckland University College. His first position was with the …
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… Thomas left England on the Sir Edward Paget , arriving in Auckland on 18 December 1850. It seems doubtful that … A shell from the south Pacific , was published in aid of an Auckland fund for the families of British soldiers killed in … of ROTA, the first Maori deacon, St Paul's Church, Auckland, Trinity Sunday, 1853', was reprinted as an …
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… to have been active in the Chartist movement. He arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, about 1842 and married a widow, Elizabeth Wallace, in St Patrick's Church, Auckland, on 10 June 1849. They had a daughter and a son. … involved in promoting social reforms. With the aid of the Auckland Building Operatives Society, which he helped to …
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