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… fearless riding. By 1913 she was living in Clevedon, near Auckland, and in the same year made her first appearance at the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Show, winning the ladies' championship. She stayed in Auckland, possibly working with horses, and continued to …
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… town hall in 1880; Wellington followed in 1904, and Auckland in 1911. All included auditoriums that fostered … finally got a town hall in 1972. Wellington and Auckland both built new auditoriums in the 1980s: the … heart. Dunedin opened the first public art gallery in 1884. Auckland’s impressive public art gallery and library opened …
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Part of story: Public buildings
… 1925 when her father was appointed professor of forestry at Auckland University College. Lorelle was educated at the Diocesan High School for Girls, Auckland, where she passed the matriculation examination. … in the office of the New Zealand Tung Oil Corporation in Auckland as a clerk and typist, where she was described as …
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… for two years, transferring to Prince Albert College, Auckland, after her mother's death in 1896. She continued to board at this Methodist school when she attended Auckland University College. In 1902 she gained a BA and … the coronation of King George VI. After her retirement to Auckland in 1942, Hetherington continued her strong …
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… and museums was reflected in the 1997 agreement by which Auckland Museum, guided by its Māori advisory committee, … curator, in 1987 Te Warena Taua, assistant ethnologist at Auckland Museum, in 1989 Paora Tapsell, curator at the … at Te Papa. Mere Whaanga became manager – iwi values at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Te marae ki Te Papa As part of …
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Part of story: Māori and museums – ngā whare taonga
… continent extending south and east of New Zealand. The Auckland, Campbell and Antipodes islands are primarily of … related to them, but there are also unique species. On the Auckland Islands alone there are 34 rare species and six … goats, and only on Adams and Disappointment islands in the Auckland group do they flower in their full glory. Tussling …
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Part of story: Subantarctic islands
… migrants from the rural villages of Samoa to the suburbs of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Most arrived without … In 2013, two in three Samoan New Zealanders lived in the Auckland region; the next largest population was in … following. One in three lived in the Manukau ward in south Auckland. Auckland was the Polynesian capital of the world …
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Part of story: Samoans
… family fruit farm. After three years the couple moved to Auckland, and in 1900 they went to Paeroa. The rich … her husband deserted the family and she returned to Auckland with the children sometime after mid 1902. There she was eventually employed as a journalist for the Auckland Weekly News. She claimed to be the first woman on …
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… include architect Robin Simpson’s own house in Greenlane, Auckland (1938), and Humphrey Hall’s own house in Timaru … A later émigré, Vladimir Cacala, produced similar houses in Auckland, notably the Blumenthal House, St Heliers (1958), … the Greys Avenue and Symonds Street Flats, central Auckland (both 1945–47). Local or regional modernism …
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Part of story: Domestic architecture
… as 'Torpedo Billy', was born at James Street, Arch Hill, Auckland, New Zealand, on 26 March 1862. He was the son of … and declared a draw. Billy Murphy paid a short visit to Auckland in 1889 to see his family before working his … a world professional title. In July 1890 Murphy returned to Auckland to show his belt to his family and friends, wearing …
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… was among the passengers on the Maheno when it docked at Auckland on 2 October 1920. He found employment as a kitchen … an English immigrant. Jelal married 20-year-old Kate at Auckland on 9 February 1922. They were to have four … school bus service and properties in the King Country and Auckland. Against opposition from the Crown, which argued …
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… photographs of local social and sporting occasions to the Auckland Weekly News. He was in partnership with … living from film-making full time. Charles Newham moved to Auckland by 1914. While continuing to make scenic and … the film with financial backing from Edward Anderson of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. Newham operated the camera and …
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… smallest in land area and the closest to the mainland the Auckland Islands, the largest group, with the longest human … This included the Snares, Bounty and Antipodes but not the Auckland and Campbell islands. Finally, when control of the Auckland Islands became an issue in 1861, it was decided to …
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Part of story: Subantarctic islands
… Inez Isabel Maud Peacocke was born in Devonport, Auckland, on 31 January 1881. She was the daughter of Emily … spent a year in England and Europe. When she returned to Auckland the Dilworth Ulster Institute, later the Dilworth … novels, both for children and adults, are a celebration of Auckland and its environs. Her characters sail on the …
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… people rain or shine remains a challenge for designers. Auckland’s waterfront stadium In 2006 the government proposed building a new $700 million stadium on Auckland’s waterfront as the main venue for the 2011 Rugby … and help Auckland’s goal to become a world-class city. Aucklanders were strongly divided on the issue: some …
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Part of story: City public spaces
… provinces were played spasmodically from January 1860 when Auckland beat Wellington by four wickets. Otago against … Plunket Shield competition between the four main provinces (Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago), along with … In 1998 the six men’s provincial teams adopted nicknames: Auckland Aces, Northern Knights, Central Stags, Wellington …
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Part of story: Cricket
… afield. The Rivers family’s next move, in 1947, was to Auckland, where they lived in Grey Lynn and later … Beginning her recording career in a basement studio in Auckland’s Shortland Street, Mavis went on to record over 40 …
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… cricket and hockey player, representing Wellington and Auckland at both sports. In 1938 she managed the first New … the major vehicles for her long career were to be the Auckland Star evening daily and its weekend 8 O’clock … From the 1960s to the early 1980s she rarely missed any of Auckland’s major tournaments. From the provincial scene she …
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… Norman Hargrave Taylor was born on 9 June 1900 in Auckland, the son of Herbert Samuel Hargrave Taylor, a gum … Island before winning a Junior National Scholarship to Auckland Grammar School. He was a pupil-teacher there in 1917–18. Taylor then enrolled at Auckland Training College and spent 10 years training and …
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… left Hüsten for England and New Zealand. They arrived at Auckland on the Rob Roy on 19 July. Soon after his arrival … the spread of the British Empire. Other buildings in Auckland for which Teutenberg received commissions were the … silver and gold napkin rings are in the collection of the Auckland Museum. About 1915 Teutenberg sold his business to …
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