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… of the Whangamoa and Rai valleys, and the 'primeval forests' through the Buller Gorge, became accessible to the …
Type: Biography
… that the government 'ascertain the present condition of the forests of the Colony, with a view to their better …
Type: Biography
… Valley, north of Wellington, in the tradition of Thai forest monasteries. The monks practise and teach meditation, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Communes and communities
… ) to China, despite his distance from the North Island forests where it grew. Unlike most of his fellow Chinese, …
Type: Biography
… Set in a forestry town and conceived by former forester Julian Dickon, 1970s drama series Pukemanu has been …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Television
… by the subsidised passages and offer of land. German forest workers and railway builders were brought out and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: History of immigration
… residents, with beach houses, campground and plantation-forested hillsides. The harbour takes its name from …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Marlborough places
… the botanist E. H. Atkinson, gathering many collections of forest fungi. In 1920 the laboratory moved to Wellington to …
Type: Biography
… a harsh environment, a land of mountains, rivers and rain forest where he had to swag his own food, shelter and …
Type: Biography
… plant at Kawerau utilised the state’s Kāingaroa forests. It was a huge and risky undertaking that required a …
Type: Biography
… director, serving on numerous boards, including New Zealand Forest Products, Challenge Finance and National Australia …
Type: Biography
… was appointed minister of lands and commissioner of state forests. He was particularly concerned with afforestation, …
Type: Biography
… to assert itself industrially and politically. Born at Forest Creek, near Castlemaine, Victoria, on 8 June 1874, he …
Type: Biography
… the necessary rituals. Too elderly by now to go into the forest himself, he delegated the task of selecting the new …
Type: Biography
… of military posts, they camped for some time in a deep, forested valley, south-east of the Wairoa River, living …
Type: Biography
… landscape description – the grandeur of mountains and forest, the clear beauty of coasts and harbours, the …
Type: Biography
… based on agriculture, the landscape was transformed from forest to farmland. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: History
… SPCA, she founded a female court of the Ancient Order of Foresters of Wellington, and she displayed a keen interest …
Type: Biography
… led Charles to become local president of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand. Neil was …
Type: Biography
… alpine walker. Butler found a run of 5,000 acres, above Forest Creek, west of the upper Rangitātā River, and spent …
Type: Biography