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… seat. He was considered for membership of Joseph Ward 's first cabinet in 1906, but his connections with the liquor … profession were recognised in 1907 when he was among the first group of New Zealanders to be appointed King's … and novelist in Australia. Rosetta Baume became the first woman candidate for Parliament in 1919. In 1921 she married …
Type: Biography
… circulate. They show Ngāpuhi chief Tāmati Wāka Nene and the first governor of New Zealand, William Hobson , shaking … James Berry and adapted by Englishman Percy Metcalfe. The first true commemorative coin issued in New Zealand was the … Cornwall Mitchell . On the reverse side it featured a Māori woman standing in front of a traditional Māori village, and …
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Part of story: Coins and banknotes
… Association was set up and Lavinia Kelsey was made the first honorary secretary. She knew of a woman teacher in Christchurch, W. Wienicke, who was brought to Dunedin to begin the first kindergarten in the Walker Street mission hall. …
Type: Biography
… have seven children, two of whom were to die in infancy. At first they lived in a simple wooden house on the highest … an unostentatious atmosphere. With the outbreak of the First World War she organised fund-raising and social … home in Mangere. In 1926 she was appointed a GBE, the first woman in New Zealand to be given the award. A self-effacing …
Type: Biography
… Outward Bound Trust originated in Britain. It opened its first school in 1941 at Aberdovey, Wales. It has no … initially for men only and it was not until 1973 that the first women went through Anakiwa. The focus for many years … Hostels Association was formed in 1932 by Christchurch woman Cora Wilding , who wanted to set up hostels similar to …
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Part of story: Youth organisations
… Atua-kē) was the Wesleyan lay preacher responsible for the first church in Wellington. He was of Ngā Māhanga and was … The party entered Te Whanganui-a-Tara on 7 June. Minarapa first visited Te Āti Awa at Pipitea pā and paved the way for … On 9 June he was greeted there by Hina Karoraina, a senior woman of Pipitea who had recognised him the previous day. …
Type: Biography
… Dudley Ward as she was more commonly referred to, was the first national president of the New Zealand Women's … New Zealand in 1885 by Mary Leavitt, an organiser from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the United States of … liquor laws were more likely to be changed. At the first annual convention of the WCTU in Wellington in …
Type: Biography
… completion of a training period Nora FitzGibbon became the first Kāritane nurse . In 1910 she did her general nursing … at Christchurch Hospital in 1914. After the outbreak of the First World War Nora FitzGibbon was one of the first 12 New … times. Nora FitzGibbon was known in nursing circles as 'a woman of clear vision and great ability'. In 1939 she was …
Type: Biography
… the return leg to Hawaii; one, Pi‘ikea Miller, became the first woman navigator of the modern period. …
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Part of story: Canoe navigation
… Baptist church all her life and was the longest-surviving woman among the foundation members of the Wellesley Street … She was survived by her husband, and a son from her first marriage, George Martin Main, who was a well-known …
Type: Biography
… Aitia te wahine i roto i te pā harakeke. Marry the woman found in the flax bush. This whakataukī (saying) … vital for weaving. In 1983 Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi called the first national hui for Māori and Pacific weavers at Tokomaru …
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Part of story: Māori clothing and adornment – kākahu Māori
… Te Aitū-o-te-rangi, the daughter of Te Whatahoronui and his first wife, Aromea, was born about 1820. She belonged to … resistance was led by her uncle, Nuku-pewapewa , and her first cousin, Pehi Tūtepākihirangi. Her father, Te … Many returned home but Te Aitū, reputedly a very beautiful woman, had met John Milsome Jury, from Wapping, London, …
Type: Biography
… strengthened these sentiments. The figure of Zealandia – a woman representing the country – became a common motif, and … New Zealand represented by her 6500 volunteers for the first time took part in the battles of Empire and assisted … a number of soldiers who became significant leaders in the First World War. These included Alfred Robin, commander of …
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Part of story: South African War
… Café . Kidman lived in Rotorua from 1956 until 1970. The first successful swim of the 40.2 kilometre length of Lake … Zealand at the Empire Games in London. Nawi Kira, a young woman from Whakarewarewa, also achieved national prominence … Adventure activities A marathon around Lake Rotorua was first run in 1965, and was won by Dave Heine of the local …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau region
… Mathew as a composed, elegantly dressed, slightly haughty woman with appraising eyes, her diary reveals that she … Watson , Sarah was one of the official party, and the only woman present when, on 18 September, the preliminary … leaders for the purchase of the site of Auckland. Her first Auckland home was a group of tents in Official Bay, …
Type: Biography
… Again her administrative expertise was called upon. She was first treasurer of the home (1892–1913), secretary … of trustees (1906–19), during which time she was the only woman board member. When the home moved to a new building in … aspects of farming, she was described as 'a good business woman' and took a special interest in her employees, many of …
Type: Biography
… Constance Abraham was also an accomplished and keen sportswoman. She was an excellent equestrian, competing … championships in Suffolk and Manawatū. In 1902 she was the first champion of the Manawatū Ladies' Golf Club, and was … became a life member. She was particularly busy during the First World War. She worked on many local committees to …
Type: Biography
… junior German and drawing. Jeannetta became a governess, first in Balmacara, Ross-shire, and four years later in … In taking up the appointment in June 1903 she became the first woman to hold an official administrative position within the …
Type: Biography
… artistic pursuits. Among her friends was Edith Whitelaw, a first violinist with the Auckland Choral Society orchestra … began producing photographic work, but she established her first darkroom under the conservatory of her family's Khyber … of competition and critical comment. She was the first woman nominated as a member of the Auckland Camera Club …
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… all the speakers from the tangata whenua (hosts) speak first, and are followed by all the speakers from the … alternate. A speaker from the tangata whenua side speaks first and is then followed by a speaker from the manuhiri. … on the East Coast of the North Island, many renowned woman speakers are recalled. Female orators such as Mihi …
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Part of story: Te kawa o te marae