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… beyond Gleitze’s record of 43 hours, which she had set in Auckland earlier in the month. After 47 hours 52½ minutes …
Type: Biography
… the gap between is very wide – it is over 2,000 km from Auckland to Sydney. However, this has not prevented constant …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Australians
… Island descent were 7.4% of the total population in 2013. Auckland, with a quarter of its population identifying …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Pacific Islands and New Zealand
… constitution, the country was divided into six provinces: Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury and …
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Part of story: Self-government and independence
… on the survey for the Remutaka deviation, the North Auckland main trunk, the Stratford–main trunk link and the …
Type: Biography
… (RNZFB) Beginning as the Jubilee Institute for the Blind in Auckland in 1890, the RNZFB provided services to blind, …
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Part of story: Disability and disability organisations
… at sea. Most voyages were out of the ship’s home port of Auckland but it also sailed around the country. Around 1,000 …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Youth organisations
… as a brash newcomer by the traditional four main centres (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin), Hamilton’s …
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Part of story: Waikato region
… Its length is almost the same as the distance between Auckland and Wellington. Hemmed in between the mountains and …
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Part of story: West Coast region
… in what has been called the melanoma capital of the world, Aucklanders face a 5.7% chance of developing skin cancer. …
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Part of story: Atmosphere
… also a skilled photographer whose work was published by the Auckland Weekly News. Some of his photographs have …
Type: Biography
… the Second World War it became particularly popular with Aucklanders, and rivalled Russell (still reached mainly by …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Northland places
… and Wairoa districts, and the Waitākere ranges in the Auckland region. South Island traditions had them living …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Patupaiarehe
… sea). Sea walls are common around the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland and the Wellington waterfront. Although these …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Coastal erosion
… heavy metals or other toxic materials. A year-long study of Auckland’s storm-water discharges found that each day 28,000 …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Marine conservation
… of recession, and the concentration of economic growth in Auckland. Rotorua district’s population barely increased …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Volcanic Plateau region
… break from tribally structured rural life. Urban marae The Auckland Māori Community Centre in Freemans Bay opened in …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Taupori Māori – Māori population change
… Perhaps David Pretty's hardest competition ever was at the Auckland Exhibition in 1914 where most of the world's top …
Type: Biography
… as far south as Enderby Island in the subantarctic Auckland Islands), then the Chathams. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: When was New Zealand first settled?
… a boom in the 1970s. Kayak Moulders Ltd was established in Auckland in 1971 to meet the high local demand for kayaks …
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Part of story: Canoeing and rafting