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… 2006 census: 342 2013 census: 498 Major regional locations Auckland: 312 Waikato: 78 Ngāti Hako 1991 census: 453 2001 … 2013 census: 1,392 Major regional locations Waikato: 597 Auckland: 363 Ngāti Hei 1991 census: 177 2001 census: 363 … 558 2013 census: 513 Major regional locations Waikato: 174 Auckland: 171 Ngāti Pūkenga 1991 census: 6 2001 census: 273 …
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Part of story: Hauraki tribes
… and her husband, Asher Asher, a prominent Jewish trader in Auckland. Katherine Te Rongokahira Asher (later Parata, then … the Parnell Football Club enticed him to live and play in Auckland, and assured him of employment. The following year he played the first of his 21 games for Auckland. In 1902 he was a member of the first Auckland …
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… Gully. Fortune did not come his way, and by 1870 he was in Auckland where, after working with an undertaker, he set up … and masters of the many small sailing ships that crowded Auckland harbour. At Auckland on 2 April 1874 Alexander Donald married Charlotte …
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… Maria Louisa Gardner was born at Hobsonville, near Auckland, on 29 July 1879, one of nine children of Louisa … of Arts in Hamilton. Gardner gave pottery demonstrations at Auckland’s annual winter shows, drawing attention to her …
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… 1911, after Charles was appointed senior medical officer at Auckland Hospital. He was promoted to medical superintendent … She was in charge of the entertainment committee of the Auckland Women’s Patriotic League, and was a member of the … She was also interested in politics and was a member of the Auckland Civic League founded by Ellen Melville in 1913. A …
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… to New Zealand with his family on the Ulcoats , arriving at Auckland on 22 January 1864. Of the first 20 years of … goldfields. His interest in the dairy industry began in Auckland in 1883 or 1884, when he was in charge of the … began at the butter factory on the premises of the Auckland Frozen Meat and Storage Company. However, the …
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… and practical physics at Seddon Memorial Technical College, Auckland. By 1911 he had set up as a consulting engineer in Auckland, and this business was the focus of his subsequent … from 1916 to 1919 he also taught electrical engineering at Auckland University College in place of an absent staff …
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… emerged after the First World War, with clubs formed in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in 1921. In the … the club travelled to Masterton and beat a local side 3-0. Auckland’s Birkenhead and Classic clubs competed in 1921 and … and the Kelly Cup (a knockout competition) began in 1973. Auckland also launched a regional league that year. Player …
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Part of story: Football
… proposal was stillborn. When the Hanover dropped anchor in Auckland harbour on 17 September the proprietor of the Daily … left the Herald and bought into the Evening Star (later the Auckland Star ), beginning more than 50 years as a newspaper … of popular guidebooks and almanacs, including Brett's Auckland Almanac , Brett's colonists' guide , Brett's …
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… Cheeseman, a Methodist minister. The family emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand, arriving in April 1854. Thomas … became involved in public affairs and was elected to the Auckland Provincial Council. Thomas junior was educated at … flora. Because university training was then unavailable in Auckland Thomas Cheeseman educated himself, and by the time …
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… for three months at A. B. Hurst’s studio. He then moved to Auckland, having been offered work by Clifton Firth , who … most fashionable studio. He married Helen Lilian Shaw in Auckland on Christmas Eve 1941; the couple made the city … home-based portrait photography business in New Zealand. In Auckland the Hofmanns quickly established links with local …
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… was appointed to HMS Philomel , stationed in Auckland, and the Minhinnick family moved to New Zealand. … including Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance and Auckland's Dilworth Building. Minhinnick's passion for … histories of New Zealand. For all that, Minhinnick was an Aucklander and much of his daily output was devoted to the …
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… at the university college which was to be established in Auckland. He arrived on 1 May 1883 and four weeks later delivered the opening lecture for Auckland University College. The college began modestly with … fees), gave Thomas a position of some social standing in Auckland. He joined the Northern Club, the Auckland Society …
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… Alison Blomfield Pickmere was born in Mount Eden, Auckland, on 14 November 1908, the daughter of Elinor Violet … interior decorator. Finally, in 1937 Pickmere attended Auckland’s Elam School of Art for nine months, laying the …
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… the next few months provincial fixtures were staged among Auckland, Wellington and Taranaki and between Otago and Southland. The first match in Auckland, against Wellington, was at Victoria Park on 22 … crossed the Tasman in 1909. Provincial rugby league The Auckland Rugby League was formed in July 1909, and North …
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Part of story: Rugby league
… in August. He was promoted to acting manager of the Auckland branch in 1868, but a projected transfer to Nelson … He joined the Melbourne firm of Must and Company as their Auckland agent and opened a business as a wholesale merchant … to employ over 400 men. Dargaville commuted frequently from Auckland until late in 1871, when he promoted Edwin …
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… woman veterinarian. Pearl was born on 29 April 1887 in Auckland to Elizabeth Annie Lee and her husband, Walter … adult life. She attended Wellesley Street School and then Auckland Girls’ Grammar School. Ambitions to be a doctor … also attended some science classes at the University of Auckland. In 1926, when a formal university qualification …
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… at their annual meeting in Whanganui in 1921. Ford moved to Auckland in 1923 and formed a partnership with W. H. Gummer … entry for the competition, initiated in 1922, to design the Auckland Civic Centre . Their entry won. They gained …
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… waterways gave way to ferries. Ferry services operated in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in 2016, providing a faster and more direct alternative to trains or buses. Auckland harbour ferries Ferry services have operated in Auckland since the first days of European settlement. The …
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Part of story: Public transport
… married name was sometimes spelt Mayne. When she arrived at Auckland, New Zealand, on the Sir Edward Paget in December … meetings concerning the formation of a Baptist church in Auckland were held in Janet Main's home in 1854. In the … On 8 October 1864 at her residence in Nelson Street, Auckland, she married a bachelor, Andrew MacKenzie Donald, …
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