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… Motuhake and a member of the Alliance coalition, won the Auckland Central electorate. Lee was the first Māori woman …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tōrangapū – Māori and political parties
… in 1953, and over the following 40 years was to live in Auckland, Wellington, Hāwera, Whangārei and finally New …
Type: Biography
… , in 1979. He wrote for orchestra (a fanfare, Maya , for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in 1999) and created …
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Part of story: Composers
… in 2023, many hundreds of residential properties in Auckland were deemed to be in this category. This strategy …
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Part of story: Floods
… Wellington and Christchurch had over 300,000, while the Auckland urban area was approaching 800,000. Although people …
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Part of story: Rural mythologies
… a distinguished professor of chemistry at the University of Auckland who won the 2012 Rutherford Medal, New Zealand’s …
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Part of story: Physics, chemistry and mathematics
… of Alternative Cinema, a loose co-operative venture. The Auckland-based group had a home in a ramshackle building in …
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Part of story: Screen industry
… Richard Gross’s bronze ‘Athlete’ (1936) by the gates of Auckland Domain created a public outcry. Although Gross …
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Part of story: Sculpture and installation art
… anti-Māori, anti-missionary and pro-settler newspaper, the Auckland Examiner . Organised freethought flourished during …
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Part of story: Religion and society
… [coastal vessel]’. 1 DIY decorating Recalling life in Auckland in the 1840s, Lady Mary Ann Martin said ‘furniture …
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Part of story: Home décor and furnishings
… acts. On Te Puawai o Te Arawa, a carved storehouse in Auckland Museum, a couple are depicted having sex, and a …
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Part of story: Hōkakatanga – Māori sexualities
… fire-eating and juggling, and a fireworks display. The Auckland Royal Easter Show offered the Cadbury Great Bunny …
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Part of story: Shows and field days
… between the islands and Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland. There were also special charters and additional …
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Part of story: Chatham Islands
… and Pene Pati Born into a Samoan family that emigrated to Auckland, brothers Amitai and Pene Pati had outstanding …
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Part of story: Classical musicians
… it increased in some parts of the country, such as South Auckland, in the 21st century. In 2013, 22% of children and …
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Part of story: Child and youth health
… their journey in a chartered brig, Antilla. They reached Auckland on 24 December 1841. Although Russell had envisaged …
Type: Biography
… – from the subtropical Kermadecs to the nearly subantarctic Auckland and Campbell island groups. In environments which …
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Part of story: Native plants and animals – overview
… sporting imagination. In 1950 she won the long jump at the Auckland Empire Games. At the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games …
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Part of story: Sport and the nation
… felt the impact of the motorised picnic-goer. In 1929 the Auckland Star reported on the damaging results to beauty …
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Part of story: Picnics and barbecues
… Zealand’s first Schools of Radiant Living was founded in Auckland in 1938, with Gertrude Hillary as secretary. Her …
Type: Biography