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… this group, such as the Elizabeth Knox Home and Hospital in Auckland, which opened in 1914. There was greater community … 1967. In the following decade, trust homes were founded in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. In the 21st century … children, established the Wilson residential home in Auckland. From 1940 it focused on providing services to …
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Part of story: Care and carers
… he was selected to succeed Michael Lenihan as bishop of Auckland. He was consecrated in Ireland on 21 August 1910. … school pupils in his diocese. The steady increase in Auckland's Catholic population necessitated the appointment …
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… Greymouth now stands. In July 1863 Mackay was summoned to Auckland to assist in Grey's Waikato policy. Mackay's … boy, Ngawini. On 16 December 1869 Mackay was elected to the Auckland Provincial Council, on which he served from January … North Island land deal and had resigned. After retiring to Auckland, Mackay became interested in Māori land …
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… Bruce’s family moved to the seaside suburb of Takapuna, Auckland, when he was five. He later wrote: ‘This huge … wrote and directed Birds in the wilderness , winner of the Auckland Festival Society national playwriting competition; the play was subsequently produced in Auckland and London. He was also a member of a cultural …
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… promise and his parents sent him to St Stephen's, Parnell, Auckland. After leaving school he worked for a while driving … father who owned a span of 12 bullocks. He then returned to Auckland to work as a clerk in the law firm of Devore and … the role he played in the development of rugby in North Auckland. During his youth Hōne Heke was made aware of the …
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… scholarship to St Stephen’s Native Boys’ School in Parnell, Auckland, Sister Edith helped with his expenses. She then … positioning staff. Hēmi retired in May 1967 and moved to Auckland with Ira, who was ill with cancer. She died on 2 … he finish his BA, Pōtatau enrolled at the University of Auckland to study Māori and anthropology. He participated …
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… 1917. He served as commander of the 16th Company of the Auckland Infantry Regiment until July 1918, and on 23 July … of education programmes for Māori children with the South Auckland Education Board. The introduction by Apirana Ngata … of Māori Education and was an adviser to the South Auckland Education Board. He was chairman of the Arawa …
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… When Tarlton was 12, the family moved briefly to Auckland. There he attended Pasadena Intermediate School, … the penicillin used to treat him. He spent nine months in Auckland Hospital. The family subsequently moved to … he made unsuccessful searches for the General Grant off the Auckland Islands, a remote subantarctic environment of rough …
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… inspector, and his wife, Amie Rusha Browne. He was born in Auckland on 25 September 1921. His paternal grandfather, … was a Methodist evangelist and social worker in one of Auckland’s poorest working-class areas. His maternal … Fletcher Construction, and then took a similar post at the Auckland Electric Power Board. In his spare time he was …
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… (or, more specifically, renaissance revival) houses is Auckland’s Old Government House (1855–56). It was designed … best Gothic revival houses include Highwic, in the Auckland suburb of Epsom (1862), and Oneida, at Fordell, …
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Part of story: Domestic architecture
… In 2012 Craig Bradley and his wife Carla lived in the South Auckland suburb of Red Hill. Craig earned $900 a week from … construction, especially in areas of high demand such as Auckland. In 2010 the level of new housing construction in …
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Part of story: Housing
… and his wife, Ann Jane Bell, who were both originally from Auckland. He was educated at Greymouth District High School … in 1919 he became an assistant locomotive engineer at Auckland, and two years later he was promoted to locomotive …
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… six feet tall and weighing 15 stone. On 5 January 1950, in Auckland, Arthur married Elizabeth Rita Wells. He was … in 1956, and for three years served as president of the Auckland branch. In 1957 Arthur unsuccessfully contested the …
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… and 1850s Waikato Māori transported agricultural produce to Auckland by waka. Foot travel Māori also used footpaths, … of resting upright on mud or sand, was developed in north Auckland to operate in its shallow bays and estuaries and …
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Part of story: Transport – overview
… cities. Services on bikes By 1905 police in Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington were using bicycles, mainly as a … a Waitemata Cycling Club member, J. Fitton, toured from Auckland to Wellington on a penny-farthing. ‘Nearing …
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Part of story: Bicycles
… became an itinerant agricultural instructor for the Auckland Education Board, visiting schools, especially in … farm school at Ruakura, and took a leading part in the Auckland Agricultural Science Club. In 1924 he was seconded …
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… first staff cartoonist in 1925. J. C. Hill joined the Auckland Star two years later. Gordon Minhinnick served his … Sun for six months before its sister daily, the Auckland Sun , was launched in 1927. When it folded in 1930, …
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Part of story: Cartooning
… Plunket nurse. He shifted to Havelock North in 1919 and to Auckland in 1922. By the mid 1930s he was living at … articles. In the 1920s he was an active member of the Auckland Camera Club. His photography became increasingly …
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… was 0.02. By 1986 it was 0.30. First abortion clinic The Auckland Medical Aid Centre (AMAC) opened in 1974, providing … fund lawful abortions. In 1978 and 1980 hospital boards in Auckland and Wellington set up their own abortion clinics. …
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Part of story: Abortion
… glass. Glass facilities at Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland were established by US-trained glass-blower Mel … jewellery gallery established in 1974 by a group of young Auckland jewellers including Alan Preston, Ruth Baird, Roy …
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Part of story: Crafts and applied arts