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… yachting became an important sport in the four main ports: Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. It also … yacht clubs in the English and American model, such as the Auckland Yachting Club (1871) and Wellington’s Port … Specialist yacht builders set up in business, especially in Auckland. It had a generally good climate for the sport, and …
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Part of story: Sailing and windsurfing
… by 1920 – the Walsh brothers’ New Zealand Flying School (Auckland), Henry Wigram’s Canterbury Aviation Company, and … began to be imported in numbers. Air shows At the Auckland Aero Club’s first air pageant at Māngere in April … and civil aviation depended on each other. Aero clubs in Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Marlborough and …
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Part of story: Aviation
… Silesia and Slovakia. A group which settled in Pūhoi near Auckland in the 19th century identified itself as Bohemian … inlayer, Anton Seuffert, was born in Bohemia and arrived in Auckland in the late 1850s. In 1861–62, about the time he … woods, which was valued at 300 guineas. The citizens of Auckland bought the cabinet and gave it to Queen Victoria. …
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Part of story: Central and South-eastern Europeans
… a five month voyage in the barque Union , which arrived at Auckland in March 1843. Henry quickly became established as … of many prime building sites in the business district of Auckland. Four of Keesing's properties were destroyed by … a new era in the lives of the few Jewish traders in Auckland. There were now enough men to form a Minyan, and …
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… their infant daughter sailed on the Victory , arriving in Auckland, New Zealand, on 1 February 1851. After two farming ventures ended in failure, they returned to Auckland with their small capital depleted and a family of … her old age. She died at her daughter's home in Avondale, Auckland, on 10 June 1905. …
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… to markets. Markets In the early 1840s the founding of Auckland, Wellington, Whanganui, New Plymouth and Nelson … mills could no longer compete with steam-driven mills in Auckland and Napier. A number of tribes found themselves in … 10 to 20 tons and were suited to shorter trips. In 1858 in Auckland Province, 51 ships were registered and 36 vessels …
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Part of story: Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy
… teaching and choreographing. Her creative dance classes in Auckland from the 1950s to 1980s produced many New Zealand … was a dominant figure in early modern dance), arrived in Auckland in 1940. She became an influential teacher and choreographer, working with students at the Auckland Theatre School at University College. …
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Part of story: Contemporary dance
… by YMCA and Bible class teams in a paddock in Mt Eden, Auckland. However, there are suggestions that the game was … start of the 20th century. Herbert Milnes, the principal of Auckland Training College from 1906 to 1916, further boosted … in Otago (1915), Wellington (1918), Wairoa (1917), Auckland (1920–21) and Canterbury (1921). Rules of play …
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Part of story: Netball
… at private clinics. Public clinics are located in Auckland (Fertility PLUS) and Dunedin (Otago Fertility … as well as clinics where doctors consult with patients in Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne, Palmerston North, Wellington, … and Dunedin. Repromed has clinics in Whangārei, Auckland and Tauranga. Both companies also treat publicly …
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Part of story: Infertility and childlessness
… in 1863. In the early 1870s shops opened at Britomart (Auckland) and Port Chalmers, soon followed by Hillside (Dunedin), Newmarket (Auckland), Petone (Wellington), Addington (Christchurch) and … or replaced. New facilities were built at Ōtāhuhu in Auckland and Woburn in Lower Hutt. Locomotive manufacturing …
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Part of story: Railways
… accompany emigrants to the Albertland settlement north of Auckland, the family sailed for New Zealand on the Matilda … , leaving London on 31 May 1862. Later the Edgers moved to Auckland, where Samuel held non-sectarian services for many … students, but there was no secondary teaching for girls in Auckland. With her father's support Kate obtained permission …
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… the Church of England Grammar School to be established at Auckland, New Zealand. He was accepted, and in July 1855 … One of his first tasks was to make a map of inner Auckland, inscribed with figures identifying related … setting with atmospheric effects. An example is 'St Paul's. Auckland. 1856' (now in the Hocken Library, Dunedin). In …
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… named as coadjutor to the ailing Henry Cleary, bishop of Auckland. He was consecrated on 12 December 1920 in St … to Dunedin was followed by 10 uncomfortable years in Auckland. Liston’s tireless efforts to galvanise the diocese … for making seditious utterances. After a two-day trial in Auckland’s Supreme Court in mid May 1922, Liston was …
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… accepted as part of the first intake of Māori students into Auckland Training College. His colleagues in this pioneering … invited him to attend the first Young Māori Conference at Auckland University College in 1939. Unfortunately, the … the Second World War. After studying English and history at Auckland University College, Matt enlisted in the 28th New …
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… Sailing apprenticeship Peter James Blake was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 1 October 1948, and raised in the … as an artist and art director for an advertising firm in Auckland. In 1940 Brian married New Zealander Joyce Hilda … Intermediate, then Takapuna Grammar School. He attended Auckland Technical Institute from 1966 to 1969 to study …
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… Auckland artist Pauline Thompson produced a distinctive and … Childhood and education Pauline Adele Thompson was born in Auckland on 28 November 1942 and lived in the city for the … and honed her technical skills at art classes at Auckland City Art Gallery. Her first public exhibition came …
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… architecture. Formative years Fergus Sheppard was born in Auckland on 23 June 1908 to Lillian Gertrude Green and her … and storeman. He attended Ponsonby Primary School and Auckland Grammar School. While still at school he attended … students at the newly established School of Architecture at Auckland University College. He studied part time while …
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… New Zealand from Australia in 1904. The family settled in Auckland in 1914 after living in Mangaweka, Ohakune and … driver before returning to plumbing. On 3 December 1931, at Auckland, Tom Skinner married Martha May Wangford, with whom … They were divorced shortly before his second marriage, at Auckland on 17 October 1942, to Mary Ethel Yardley, who was …
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… (mother) Betty Wark worked with ‘at risk’ Māori youth in Auckland for more than 30 years. The product of a difficult … him in the care of the Te Wake whānau, Betty moved to Auckland to find employment. Her early jobs included ward’s maid at Auckland Hospital and waitress. Betty’s next significant …
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… Viva Bedlington was born at Auckland on 12 March 1893, the daughter of Elizabeth Jane … was a probationary assistant at Kamō School, going on to Auckland Training College in 1914–15. Apart from three years … 1933. She was appointed north ward representative on the Auckland Education Board in 1929. From the same year until …
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