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Manufacturing boom, 1880s and 1890s

… had larger concerns, such as the Chelsea sugar works in Auckland with over 250 staff, and Hallensteins clothing … was 56,359, of whom 14,657 (over a quarter) were in Auckland. …

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Part of story: Manufacturing – an overview

McMinn, Alexander

… is known of his early years, but in 1863 he arrived in Auckland to cover the New Zealand wars for a London … and after recuperating in Palmerston North he joined the Auckland Star in about 1912. McMinn died of bronchial …

Type: Biography

Mental-health and addiction organisations

… discrimination. Aotearoa Network of Psychiatric Survivors Auckland Psychiatric Survivors (APS) was founded in the … and Body, which provided peer support services in Auckland and Christchurch, merged with Emerge in 2015. Te …

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Part of story: Health advocacy and self-help

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National buildings and memorials

… than those quarried in New Zealand. Of the larger edifices, Auckland War Memorial Museum was built of imported Portland … Joseph Savage (1935–40). The memorial at Bastion Point, Auckland, is made of pre-cast concrete faced with Ōamaru …

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Part of story: Building stone

Operatic superstars

… at rugby while a pupil at Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland from 1947 to 1952, Donald McIntyre later credited … very New Zealand story: a childhood in Gisborne, a move to Auckland to study with singing teacher Sister Mary Leo, …

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Part of story: Classical musicians

People from the Balkans

… turmoil. By 2018 there were 2,340 Romanian-born residents. Auckland was the major centre for the Romanian community. … Albania living in New Zealand. From 2000 the community in Auckland maintained a website, primarily to help Albanian …

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Part of story: Central and South-eastern Europeans

Popular participation, 1910–1970

… attracted followers from the working class, especially in Auckland and mining communities in Waikato and the West … and pastoral (A & P) shows. Yachting was strong in Auckland with its magnificent harbour. Bowls, boxing, …

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Part of story: Sport and society

Post-war changes

… was common for employees of Japanese companies to work in Auckland for a few years. The bilateral working-holiday … a familiar sight on campus and about town, especially in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Many lived with New …

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Part of story: Japanese

Protest organisations

… Ōrākei Māori Action Group led a 506-day occupation of prize Auckland real estate at Takaparawhā (Bastion Point) … of Waitangi at Waitangi, and later confronted students at Auckland University who performed a disrespectful ‘haka’ as …

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Part of story: Ngā rōpū – Māori organisations

Settlement

… of a more relaxed lifestyle. Many chose to live in the Auckland suburbs of Glenfield, Mt Roskill and Mt Eden. The … 2001. By 2018 the figure had quadrupled. Most lived in the Auckland (57%), Wellington (13%) and Canterbury (9%) regions. …

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Part of story: Indonesians

Teenagers and family restaurants

… spots were the Kiwi Café and Maori Community Centre in Auckland and the Sorrento club in Wellington. Dozens of … San Francisco restaurants, his Hungry Horse restaurant in Auckland was fun and colourful, decorated with saddles, …

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Part of story: Restaurants and food outlets

The need for bridges and tunnels

… such as on the Heathcote River in Christchurch, while Auckland Harbour Bridge had to be high enough to let ships … both east and west of the Waikato River. Before the Auckland Harbour Bridge was constructed, cars could only …

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Part of story: Bridges and tunnels

Ukrainians and Baltic peoples

… in 2018 were enough to support a Ukrainian association in Auckland and a small club in Wellington. Contacts were … after the 1917 Russian Revolution, and then jumped ship in Auckland. People from the Baltic states came to New Zealand …

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Part of story: Russians, Ukrainians and Baltic peoples

Wars, depression and first Labour government

… 1913 Great Strike. Hotbeds of rebellion For staff at Auckland meat-freezing works, the working week remained at … at Westfield, Southdown and Horotiu, and the cool stores on Auckland’s King’s Wharf. Hammocks were slung inside the …

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Part of story: Strikes and labour disputes

Work and war: 1890 to 1930

… The gum diggers Landing in Auckland, Dalmatians lodged in boarding houses run by their … (which included Dalmatians) were declared enemy aliens. Auckland’s Dalmatians publicly demonstrated their support …

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Part of story: Dalmatians

Aubert, Mary Joseph

… The first, shortest and least successful was spent in Auckland between 1860 and 1869, teaching young Māori girls. … work still undertaken by the order. After their arrival in Auckland in December 1860, Suzanne Aubert and the three … of the Sisters of Mercy, which had been established in Auckland since 1850. Suzanne Aubert became a novice of the …

Type: Biography