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… for a scholarship to Dilworth, a private boarding school in Auckland for boys from families with limited means. He was … School. He studied for a Bachelor of Science degree at Auckland University College, taking geology, chemistry and botany courses, before applying to Auckland Teachers’ College in 1946. He left Teachers’ …
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… (1995). Others were established in the 2000s, including the Auckland Arts Festival in 2003 (a new incarnation of the … programme. The New Zealand Comedy Festival began in 1994 in Auckland and Wellington. There are two main dance festivals. … in 2002 and includes both competition and performance; Auckland’s Tempo festival began in 2003. …
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Part of story: Arts festivals
… he was then employed by the government. He later moved to Auckland, where his first employment was with a local … The case raised fears of an imminent Māori attack on Auckland. Margaret Reardon left Burns as a result of the … departed for Australia on 6 November 1847 and returned to Auckland on 11 December. On 28 December he visited Margaret …
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… space they crave’. 1 The sprawling nature of cities like Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Christchurch is a result of … and the rise in popularity of the car. By the early 2000s Auckland was described as having ‘arguably the worst public … city with a population of more than one million’. 2 In 1991 Auckland scored worse than even US cities in terms of public …
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Part of story: Cars and the motor industry
… of the Potter, Brenner Associates and New Vision Gallery in Auckland. They pioneered an approach that placed craft next … From the late 1960s Brown’s Mill (later The Mill) in Auckland developed a more co-operative and inclusive … McCahon and Jan Michels, and a large curtain designed for Auckland Art Gallery, were widely seen. Zena Abbott, …
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Part of story: Crafts and applied arts
… has a temperate climate. North Island currents The East Auckland Current flows south-east along the north-east coast … 20–22°C in summer, and 15–16°C in winter. Part of the East Auckland Current continues south, where it becomes the East … and more variable than those along the east. The West Auckland Current flows southwards along the west coast of …
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Part of story: Ocean currents and tides
… cultivate and display ferns spread to New Zealand. Two Aucklanders, Eric Craig and Thomas Cranwell, produced albums … Seuffert was a Bohemian-born cabinetmaker who worked in Auckland from about 1860. He was greatly admired for his …
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Part of story: Ferns and lycophytes
… She also became honorary bacteriologist and pathologist at Auckland Hospital, the second woman doctor to hold this … been Alice Horsley in 1902. Frost remained on the staff at Auckland Hospital for nearly 17 years and until 1913 she was … help of Dr Florence Keller , the only woman member of the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, she was awarded …
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… bowls was introduced to New Zealand from England by an Aucklander, John Jenkins, in 1908. Its New Zealand origins … reasons. Players Outstanding players have been Sen Smith of Auckland, who qualified for his gold star by winning five …
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Part of story: Bowls, pétanque and tenpin
… delivered, and from early days there were libraries. Both Auckland and Wellington had a Mechanics’ Institute Library … close to the sea, city dwellers enjoyed going to the beach. Aucklanders travelled by ferry for a picnic at Cheltenham or …
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Part of story: Culture and recreation in the city
… is grown commercially. Most orchards are in Northland and Auckland. In winter the crop is picked by hand or harvested … throughout New Zealand. Most chestnuts are grown around Auckland, but they are also a popular crop in Waikato and … in the park John Logan Campbell, a founding father of Auckland, tried to start an olive industry in the 1870s and …
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Part of story: Citrus, berries, exotic fruit and nuts
… archives: the Sir George Grey Special Collections at the Auckland Libraries (established in 1883), which is … Other significant archival collections are in the Auckland War Memorial Museum, the University of Auckland Library, the McMillan Brown Collection at the …
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Part of story: Archives
… Company also offered winter cruise tours from Sydney and Auckland through the South Pacific Islands from 1877. These … Tasman Empire Airways Ltd (TEAL) began a service between Auckland and Sydney, and later between Wellington and … the war TEAL began flying the famous ‘Coral Route’ from Auckland to Fiji, Samoa, the Cook Islands and Tahiti, …
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Part of story: Holidays
… most prominent. Culture Most Singaporeans have settled in Auckland, which supports a national club. There are also … Festival and Deepavali, the Hindu festival of lights. Auckland’s Singapore Club website has details about its … we create our own kampong [village] spirit right here in Auckland’. 1 Clubs often celebrate key dates, including …
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Part of story: Malaysians and Singaporeans
… young Austrian geologist Ferdinand Hochstetter arrived in Auckland in 1858 with the Novara expedition, New Zealand … on the newly discovered coal deposits at Drury, in south Auckland. He was joined by Julius Haast, a German emigrant who had studied geology. The Auckland Provincial Council was so impressed with the Drury …
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Part of story: Geological exploration
… of small islands (Bounty, Snares, Antipodes, Campbell, Auckland and Macquarie). These are often called the … of coprosma (the only woody plants) in sheltered sites. The Auckland Islands and Campbell Island are mountainous, extensively sculpted by glaciers. Auckland Island has a tall rātā forest (also home to the …
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Part of story: Ecoregions
… A large area around New Street became the heart of Catholic Auckland when Bishop Pompallier bought land in 1853 and … Mt Albert Middle-income suburbs in the centre of the Auckland isthmus. Initially scrub and then farmland, the … Point Chevalier, increasing property values. Nearby are the Auckland Zoo, the Museum of Transport and Technology, and …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… Margaret Carson was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 4 January 1845, the only daughter … worked as a carpenter and possibly a debt collector in Auckland. Nothing is known of Margaret's early life. On 10 February 1869 at Auckland she married George Bullock, a warehouseman. The …
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… Clyde Leonard Carr was born in Ponsonby, Auckland, on 14 January 1886, the son of Thomas Goodwill … He later took courses at the university colleges of Auckland, Victoria and Canterbury but did not complete a … Ashhurst. He attended the Methodist theological college in Auckland from 1909 to 1911, then served as a probationary …
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… 1979) and Circe United football club (founded 1980) in Auckland have been notable lesbian sports teams. The Lesbian … Centre (LILAC) in Wellington and Charlotte Museum Trust in Auckland host book groups and exhibitions. Other Lesbian social events include the annual Auckland lesbian ball (which has been held since 1983). …
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Part of story: Lesbian lives