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… yellow. Breeding sites The main breeding grounds are in the Auckland Islands. A small number breed on Campbell Island, … but 95% of the population breeds on three beaches in the Auckland Islands. Such a concentration makes them … remaining in 2022. The number of pups born in the Auckland Islands halved during the 2010s. Little is known of …
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Part of story: Seals
… the 2000s the largest kaolinite clay pits were in the wider Auckland area, while South Island clay pits were typically … biggest brick-making operation in the early 2000s was in Auckland. Small-scale pits also keep New Zealand’s potters … 1930s as he sat under a pōhutukawa tree on Westmere beach, Auckland. He started his career early, making marbles out of …
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Part of story: Rock, limestone and clay
… In 1842 he was appointed clerk and interpreter to the Auckland office of the Protectorate of Aborigines. When … Davis remained as clerk and interpreter, assisting in the Auckland courts with land purchases and native affairs …
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… life as Gus. In the mid-1920s the Fisher family moved to Auckland, where Gus later attended Auckland Grammar School. Early years of El-Jay In 1938 Gus … apparel was produced in a succession of premises in central Auckland and the North Shore until El-Jay found a permanent …
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… been one of the first women to gain a master's degree at Auckland University College. When John was four, Alan Mulgan was appointed a leader writer for the Auckland Star and the family moved to Auckland. John …
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… of books Muriel Dorothy Norgrove was born in Grey Lynn, Auckland, on 24 April 1925, the younger of two children of … about their family’s early history. The family moved around Auckland during Dorothy’s childhood as her parents’ fortunes … they moved into a new state house in 1938. Dorothy entered Auckland Girls’ Grammar School the following year, and she …
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… Hitchings’s gallery. In 1948 she visited the studio of Auckland painter John Weeks and began to correspond with … had both died in 1947, and in 1950 the family moved to Auckland. Louise attended classes at the Elam School of Art, … painting. In 1950 and 1951 her work was exhibited in Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington, winning critical praise. …
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… the Argyle. It provided a much-needed reliable link with Auckland. Alderton also publicised the need for a railway to … general in the United States. By 1907 Alderton had moved to Auckland. He became an estate agent for T. Mandeno Jackson … enthusiasm he gained the backing of businessmen in Auckland and Wellington. At that time George Riddell was …
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… appointment as head of the Wesleyan Native Institution in Auckland, a college devoted to training Māori teachers. For … 21 years he ministered to Māori and Pākehā congregations in Auckland. He also served as one of the Wesleyan …
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… soloist with the Albu Sisters. He discovered an opening in Auckland for promoting and singing in ballad concerts like … to the formation of the Myriorama Company, which opened in Auckland and over the following three years travelled around … show, which was first staged in December that year at the Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition. The main musical …
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… of a private hotel. She and her daughter later moved to Auckland, where Flo took up a position as a supervisor in a … the surname Francis, she married George Isaac Humphries, in Auckland, on 5 April 1944. George, a divorced seaman, was … against the strike-breakers, she became a member of the Auckland Women’s Auxiliary of the deregistered New Zealand …
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… born an American citizen. The Kellers subsequently moved to Auckland, where they established a medical practice at their … and a postgraduate course in surgery in Chicago in 1917. In Auckland Florence Keller became involved in community work. … School Committee from 1914 to 1915, and was a member of the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board from 1913 to …
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… a member of the founding party which arrived at the site of Auckland on 16 September 1840. He was responsible for … prefabricated Government House sent from England. The first Auckland land sale was held in this building with Mason as … G. A. Selwyn and his involvement as a director of the first Auckland newspaper belong to this period. Both partners took …
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… Following his graduation, Paewai worked for two years at Auckland Hospital. He undertook further studies at the … South Island in 1943. In 1944 he played several games for Auckland. In 1946 he moved to Wellington. That year was … general practice. He played rugby periodically for North Auckland until 1952 and for the New Zealand Māoris in 1950 …
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… primary schools in Parnell and Mount Eden, he went on to Auckland Grammar School in 1916. Following his training at … era began for Powell in 1929 with his appointment to Auckland War Memorial Museum as conchologist and … same mission to encourage others. Several who attended his Auckland Museum Conchology Club (founded in 1931) were to …
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… serving in the First World War, had played rugby for South Auckland and represented North Island Country in 1912. His … have three daughters and a son. That year he led his North Auckland side to a runaway win over the touring Australians, … the New Zealand Māori side. His disallowed try for North Auckland against the 1950 British Lions, which would have …
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… where a son, Ian, was born. They soon moved south to Auckland, and then around 1900 to Paeroa where Mona and Ian … herself and her children by working as a journalist in Auckland and Wellington, and later by managing a tea kiosk …
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… mounted during the 1990s, factions developed in the Auckland community. For some, the sight of the Yugoslav flag … they were not Yugoslavs or Croatians, what were they? The Auckland Yugoslav Society met to debate the issue. The term …
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Part of story: Dalmatians
… Sir George Grey liberated kookaburras on Kawau Island (near Auckland) in the late 19th century, and this may be the … is small – from Whangārei to the Waitākere Ranges near Auckland. Their total New Zealand population is 500 birds or …
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Part of story: Introduced land birds
… to the interior. By 1881, for example, Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland and Lyttelton were dealing with 80% of overseas … the remaining ports being in the under-developed Northland–Auckland area. Connections Eventually, lateral connections …
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Part of story: Ports and harbours