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… was mayor of Papatoetoe (1959–65) and later served on the Auckland Regional Authority for 18 years, including 7 as …
Type: Biography
… and specialist knowledge. For example, the University of Auckland combined its schools of architecture and planning, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Knowledge-based industries
… – especially among young Asian men fishing from rocky Auckland shores. Saltwater fly-fishing Fly-fishing is …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Recreational sea fishing
… many northern Māori have migrated or moved temporarily to Auckland – Northland is known for its fluctuating …
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Part of story: Northland region
… Leonard was again a serving naval officer when he died in Auckland in 1942. Annette Pearse was thinking of returning …
Type: Biography
… worked was the canoe Te Toki-a-Tāpiri, which is now in the Auckland Museum. The canoe was built by Ngāti Matawhāiti of …
Type: Biography
… The region is the third most populous in the country, after Auckland and Canterbury. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Wellington region
… and by the 1960s the church had established four hostels in Auckland to offer practical and spiritual support for young …
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Part of story: Ngā hāhi – Māori and Christian denominations
… with the West Coast and Picton. In the North Island, Auckland was linked with Northland, Taranaki and the Bay of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Rural services
… speech, drama and vocal competitions, including the 1960 Auckland Aria and 1968 Sun Aria in Sydney. In 1973 she was …
Type: Biography
… skating rink. He gave vocal lessons for several months in Auckland, and was impressed by Māori, whom he considered to …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Yoga, Pilates and other exercise systems
… of Taupō and 8 km south of Reporoa. It was named by Auckland businessman Edward Earle Vaile, who bought 21,500 …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places
… even a bishop) were called up for military service. In 1917 Auckland Baptist minister Howard Elliott founded the …
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Part of story: Religion and society
… Dutch retirement villages like Ons Dorp in Henderson, Auckland. Others returned to the Netherlands. Speaking Dutch …
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Part of story: Dutch
… worked as a youth advocate. He also volunteered for the Auckland Food Bank and for a youth disability camp. Snedden …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Disability sport
… railway 30 years later enabled thousands of punters from Auckland and Hamilton to attend fixtures at Paeroa. Racing …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel region
… often filled with slush composed of horse dung and grit. Auckland got a street sweeping machine as early as 1876, but …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Streets and lighting
… was the arrival of a Northern Steam Ship Company ship from Auckland. Not until 1908 did the government commit itself to …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Bay of Plenty region
… 11.16 p.m. by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that was felt from Auckland to Dunedin. This main shock lasted about a minute, …
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Part of story: Historic earthquakes
… back to rip the guts out of any New Zealander,’ 1 said Auckland wharfie Paddy Roonan. Political strikes The 1960s …
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Part of story: Strikes and labour disputes