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… trader Napi. He traded between the Bay of Islands and Auckland and was known for his reliability. He was associated with regattas on Auckland harbour in the 1850s. About 1853 he sold the Napi … bricks and candles, and took peaches, flour and bacon to Auckland. They also carried passengers. He owned the Herald …
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… usually had big toy departments. Some, including Farmers in Auckland and Hay’s in Christchurch, also had rooftop … the middle. One customer, looking back on mid-20th century Auckland stores, commented that she would have shopped at … with crowds queuing from early in the morning. The Auckland branch of Farmers held a birthday sale in honour of …
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Part of story: Department stores and shopping malls
… in 2023. Other regional companies Mercury Theatre opened in Auckland in 1967 in a renovated building off Karangahape … Mercury to close in 1992, although it re-formed into the Auckland Theatre Company (ATC). In 2023 the ATC was based in a large theatre complex on the Auckland waterfront. The Four Seasons Theatre opened in a …
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Part of story: Theatre companies and producers
… graduated in 1887. New Zealand’s second medical school (Auckland) did not open until 1968. As in Britain, hospitals … cleanliness and discipline within hospitals with them. Auckland Hospital appointed its first matron in 1865, but it … A donor recalled his experience when he first gave blood in Auckland in 1925: ‘The needle used to draw blood seemed like …
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Part of story: Hospitals
… audiences in a range of venues. Theatre Corporate formed in Auckland in 1974, and survived until 1986. In 1991 Michael Hurst and other Auckland actors formed Watershed Theatre, which performed … and planned to upgrade and enlarge them. BATS, like Auckland’s SiLO Theatre, has been a testing ground for new …
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Part of story: Theatre companies and producers
… As a major supporter of New Zealand compositions, the Auckland Philharmonia has supported a Composer-in-Residence … by major awards. Dylan Lardelli and Anthony Young shared an Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra residency in 2004. The … Taylor and in 2013 by Karlo Margetic. Workshops held by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony …
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Part of story: Composers
… His main work was for law firms, some as far afield as Auckland, interpreting deeds and accounts for their Māori … negotiated leases, and sometimes travelled to Whāngārei or Auckland to attend land courts. There were frequent clashes … rugby, tennis and cricket, and helped to found the North Auckland Native Representative rugby team. From 1916 he was …
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… as a geologist. Educated until 1906 at King’s College, Auckland, and then at Otago Boys’ High School, Dunedin, Park … him a position as its Pacific representative, based in Auckland; he held this position until 1960. In 1951 Park became chairman of the Auckland International Airport Committee. By 1955 he had …
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… David Blackwood Paul, always called Blackwood, was born at Auckland on 12 October 1908. His father, William Henry Paul, … Hamilton High School. In 1927 Blackwood Paul enrolled at Auckland University College in arts and law. He became … From 1930 to 1932 Paul worked part time as a clerk with an Auckland barrister, Bruce Scott. He graduated MA in English …
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… until the end of 1961, when Bert’s career took them to Auckland. While in the air force Roth enrolled at Victoria … commenced duties as deputy librarian at the University of Auckland, a position he held until retirement in January … New Zealand Post Office Union ( Along the line ); and the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Waterside Workers’ Union …
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… leader of Te Taoū hapū of Ngāti Whātua who overran the Auckland isthmus around 1740, defeating the Waiōhua who … led to the sale of 3,000 acres of land for the site of Auckland. By the deed, signed on 20 October 1840, Te Kawau … Kawau undoubtedly enhanced his mana. As the settlement of Auckland expanded he was drawn into its affairs, becoming a …
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… soils, hard in summer and wet in winter, are well known to Auckland gardeners. Lime can correct acidity, and compost …
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Part of story: Soils
… Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World opened in 1985, in Auckland. The aquarium holds around 2,000 fish from some 40 …
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Part of story: Zoos and aquariums
… Earlier capitals were at Russell in the Bay of Islands and Auckland. …
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Part of story: Capital city
… Valley. Groups such as the Mahamakut Thai Buddhist Trust in Auckland and Thai Buddhist Trust in Christchurch enable …
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Part of story: Thais
… educated at Hobsonville Primary School and King’s College, Auckland. His education was cut short at the age of 14 in … that outpaced traditional A-class keelers. Clark dominated Auckland harbour racing with Saracen and Infidel before … on 20 August 1938 at All Saints’ Church in Ponsonby, Auckland. The couple had four children before divorcing on …
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… the newly formed New Zealand Labour Party. He lived in Auckland for a time before returning to Te Kūiti in 1918, … tried to oust Māori from their Ōrakei village site on the Auckland waterfront. Savage, who had promised Māori they … January 1952 Frank married Catherine Mary (Mollie) Nolan at Auckland. He died of a heart attack at Auckland on 15 June …
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… the regular army. He was appointed officer commanding the Auckland Military District, moved to Auckland and sold his sheep run. He was to become a full … the pneumonic influenza pandemic was brought to Samoa, from Auckland, by the steamship Talune. Within three weeks some …
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… (Russell), after which she was evacuated with her family to Auckland. Her parents remained there, but she was taken by … Chapman 's school at Te Ngae, Rotorua, before returning to Auckland in 1849. There she attended two mission schools, … made by Hēni Te Kiri Karamū for Wī Kōkā and now held in the Auckland Institute and Museum, was captured. The force …
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