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… official rūnanga at Waimate North (established under Sir George Grey 's rūnanga system) became defunct in 1865, he kept an …
Type: Biography
… be compelled to go to their aid. When in July 1863 Governor George Grey ordered the invasion of Waikato territory on the …
Type: Biography
… He took no part in the second Taranaki war and Governor George Grey promised that none of his tribe's land would be taken. …
Type: Biography
… Māori resistance was effectively crushed after Governor George Grey took war into Waikato in 1863–64. Two chiefs, Te Kooti …
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Part of story: History
… in some cases arranged for their publication. He provided George Grey with some of the information used in Polynesian …
Type: Biography
… and the importance of gold mining to the national economy. George Grey, formerly the governor, won the Thames seat in 1876 and …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel region
… waka on them. A tradition had been established by Governor George Grey, in the early days of the colony, that new marae should …
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Part of story: Ngā haki – Māori and flags
… according to family tradition, was paid for by Governor George Grey . In 1854, when Hoani Te Whatahoro was 13, his mother … the Journal of the Polynesian Society with a translation by George H. Davies and extensive notes by Hoani Te Whatahoro. …
Type: Biography
… the Foveaux Strait area, Stokes reported to Governor George Grey that local Maori were willing to sell land to the … in November 1850, described its captain as a kindly, stout, grey-haired man, although she deplored his 'unsailor-like' …
Type: Biography
… region in 1846, and the determination of the new governor, George Grey , to make a show of force against Ngāti Toa. Te … Before long Te Rangitāke had his first confrontation with Grey. In February and March 1847 Grey visited Taranaki, …
Type: Biography
… By contrast, he enjoyed a close friendship with Governor George Grey , who frequently consulted him and usually stayed in … Whanganui chief; on the second, Hīpango's son Hori Kīngi (George King). Taylor had hoped that Kīngi would, after an …
Type: Biography
… by Hōne Heke. This illegal act angered the new governor, George Grey , who had Beckham demoted. Grey valued Patuone's presence in Auckland. It gave some …
Type: Biography
… family's food-processing company, Irvine and Stevenson's St George. Greta Stevenson was dux in 1924 at Maori Hill School … Her awards included a Senior Scholarship in botany, the Sir George Grey Scholarship and the Lubecki Scholarship in applied …
Type: Biography
… born in Auckland. The family ran a small grocery shop in Grey Street, but in 1901 Ferris Moodabe died, leaving his … Later he worked as cleaner and caretaker at the King George Picture Palace, Queen Street. At the time the Globe … Michael married Alma Maude Vercoe, a cashier at the King George theatre. Joseph was married on 8 January 1930, at St …
Type: Biography
… London, England, on 26 November 1829, the youngest son of George Hamilton Gordon, fourth earl of Aberdeen, and his … lay on land officially confiscated in the 1860s. When the Grey government began opening up the area for European … criticised for informally consulting former premier George Grey when the Hall ministry resigned. The governor, …
Type: Biography
… On 12 August 1919, at Hastings, Nola married Maurice George Luxford, a returned serviceman. She was distraught to … least another 27. In 1925 Luxford met American author Zane Grey several months before he travelled on the first of his … Basil Rathbone, Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery, and George Arliss and Mary Astor. She also starred in a theatre …
Type: Biography
… behalf of his people. In January 1862, as part of Governor George Grey 's scheme for local Māori self-government, Mōkena was … themselves, because of their tribal status, were members. Grey's system, in effect, reinforced an existing form of …
Type: Biography
… then fortified themselves at Pēhikatea pā, near present day Greytown. When the disaster became known Te Kaeaea came to … Hutt could not be challenged officially until 1846, when George Grey arrived as the new governor. Equipped with sufficient …
Type: Biography
… by canoe. It was named Kawana Kerei in honour of Governor George Grey, who had donated the millstones as a personal gift to the Ngā Poutama people. Grey gave loans to Māori in other areas to build mills. …
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Part of story: Agricultural processing industries
… being seriously damaged in the September 2010 earthquake. Grey’s greeting point Governors Bay takes its name from one of New Zealand’s best-remembered governors, George Grey. It was here that he waited on board HMS Fly to welcome …
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Part of story: Canterbury places