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… opened in Wellington. By 1938 they were ready to move into Auckland, with Bert and Len becoming the principal … resulting company reorganisation, Bert Hayman took over the Auckland company, Malaghan assuming his shares in … retail outlets throughout the country. In 1960 the Auckland and Wellington companies merged as General Foods …
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… the White family declined to move to the apparent safety of Auckland during the fighting of 1845. Although Hannah's … remained at Hokianga until 1850, when they shifted to Auckland. There, on 5 February 1856, 25-year-old Hannah … were born to the Martins before the family returned to Auckland, probably in 1863. There Édouard worked as a …
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… John McCombie was born in Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand, on 15 June 1849. His father, … the Thames County Council. On 2 February 1887 at Ponsonby, Auckland, John McCombie married Theresa Jane Smith. Lack of … sons and three daughters. In 1916 John McCombie moved to Auckland where his professional experience and knowledge …
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… The country’s second medical school, the University of Auckland School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was established in Auckland in 1968. Trainee doctors spend six years at medical … are better supplied with doctors than others. In 2014 the Auckland District Health Board area had 105 GPs per 100,000 …
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Part of story: Health practitioners
… Australia before coming to New Zealand, arriving first at Auckland and finally at Bluff in January 1859. He was … the West Coast permanently when Mueller was transferred to Auckland as chief surveyor and commissioner of Crown lands. … Masonic order, holding various offices in Lodge St Andrew, Auckland. He also collected kiwi and other bird and insect …
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… centre in New Zealand. When St Lukes shopping centre in Auckland opened in September 1971, it was the largest … from the enclosed mall. The Glenfield shopping mall, on Auckland’s North Shore, opened in November 1971. It was … Centre Sylvia Park, New Zealand’s largest mall, opened in Auckland in 2007. With over 200 shops, it was owned by the …
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Part of story: Department stores and shopping malls
… He was subsequently head accountant and auditor for the Auckland butchery firm of R. & W. Hellaby, before becoming a teacher of commercial subjects at Auckland Technical School (later Auckland Technical College) from 1903 to 1911. Payne also …
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… emigrated to Dunedin in 1866 and later lived at Hokitika, Auckland, Napier and Gisborne. Annie, who was better known … 'Life's amazing zest'. After attending schools in Auckland, Wellington and Napier she returned home to … brothers and sisters. She frequently visited relatives in Auckland, where she 'came out' into society in 1882. An …
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… New Zealand, who may have lacked strong social networks. In Auckland, people with a continental European background had … Unemployed carpenter Herbert Cooper hanged himself in the Auckland Domain in 1922 after writing on the back of an … to earn an income was a significant motive for suicide. In Auckland between 1848 and 1939, work and money problems were …
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Part of story: Suicide
… in New Zealand lived in that province. Later, the Auckland region became the most important centre of … 20th century there were far fewer Swiss in Taranaki than in Auckland. Besides farmers and farm labourers, 19th-century … he ran a watchmaking and jewellers’ supplies business on Auckland’s Queen St for several decades. High achievers …
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Part of story: Swiss
… he and his family emigrated to New Zealand, arriving in Auckland on the Waihora at the end of the year. Soon after … and command of the battery in 1885 at Point Resolution, Auckland, and was appointed assistant aide-de-camp to the … to produce munitions with W. H. Hazard, a gunsmith from Auckland. However, their lack of experience led to a dismal …
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… Settlement concluded in offices close to the corner. Auckland had its own ‘Scrip Corner’ on the intersection of … shares in around 320 mining companies both locally and in Auckland. An informal association of Thames brokers worked … charge. Business was huge, but by 1873 the boom had faded. Auckland Brokers’ Association The Auckland Brokers’ …
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Part of story: Stock market
… 15 she won second prize in a story competition run by the Auckland Star ; this was followed by a consolation prize in … Alice Kenny's work, including the Christchurch Sun , the Auckland Star , the New Zealand Herald , Aussie , the Mirror …
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… choral societies have survived into the 2000s: notably the Auckland Choral Society, established in 1855; the Canterbury … conductor of the Wellington Choral Society, wrote to an Auckland friend, ‘The war, which seems endless, has … in 1936 were Wellington’s Schola Cantorum and the Auckland Dorian Choir, both of which became renowned for …
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Part of story: Choral music and choirs
… entering – he was sent for 12 months to Mount Eden prison, Auckland. He reputedly heard through the bars of his cell … released in March 1913 and then worked for three years in Auckland and Northland. He read voraciously, particularly … he had met her before his enlistment. They settled in Auckland. With a rehabilitation loan Lee established a small …
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… 12,951 Major regional locations Bay of Plenty: 4,344 Auckland: 2,367 …
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Part of story: Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
… census: 5,667 Major regional locations Northland: 2,100 Auckland: 1,905 …
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Part of story: Whangārei tribes
… 2013 census: 738 Major regional locations Canterbury: 216 Auckland: 81 Wellington: 78 …
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Part of story: Moriori
… a variety of outlets selling Japanese food and merchandise. Auckland In 2018 the largest Japanese ethnic group in New Zealand was in the Auckland region (46.7%), which had a thriving network that …
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Part of story: Japanese
… roofs include the engineering building at the University of Auckland and the Waitākere Central Civic Centre. Urban … Park (North Waitākere Ranges) Tiritiri Matangi Island, near Auckland Brook Waimarama Sanctuary, near Nelson the …
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Part of story: City parks and green spaces