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… chief, was gifted a horse named New Zealander by Governor George Grey. It won at the Auckland races. Gift horses Iwi often …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hōiho – horses and iwi
… of the provinces in 1876 the Express supported Sir George Grey and liberal politics. Johnson continued his virulent …
Type: Biography
… of a number of influential people including James Hector, George Grey and Haast. His landscapes of the thermal districts, the …
Type: Biography
… She painted many prominent political figures, including George Grey, Harry Atkinson and John Ballance. She also painted …
Type: Biography
… union in 1921. Among the region’s All Blacks have been George Nēpia, Richard ‘Tiny’ White, Ian Kirkpatrick and the …
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Part of story: East Coast region
… Its Gothic Revival cathedral, designed by English architect George Gilbert Scott, was begun in 1864 and completed in … a ‘cultural precinct’ in the early 2000s. The Gothic grey-stone buildings formerly occupied by the university …
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Part of story: Canterbury places
… significant sales in Auckland. Crown title When Governor George Grey restored Crown pre-emption, he investigated these … by Māori as ‘waste land’ that belonged to the Crown. Grey did not enforce this ruling, but it influenced …
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Part of story: Land ownership
… the Hanson Street Flats (1943–44), and Auckland’s Grey’s Avenue Flats (1945–47) and Symonds Street Flats … Plischke, Fred Newman, Helmut Einhorn, Ian Reynolds and George Porter. He nevertheless kept a close eye on all … the Bledisloe State Building and another block of flats in Grey’s Avenue, Auckland; the Bowen State Building and The …
Type: Biography
… However, she later explained her statement to Sir George Grey , whose views were more radical than her own, by saying …
Type: Biography
… his few months in Wellington he clashed with Governor George Grey by urging the settlers to hold out for responsible and …
Type: Biography
… each other. Te Whiwhi is said to have kept the governor, George Grey , informed about ammunition stores in the Porirua …
Type: Biography
… events in the war and worked for a time in Governor George Grey 's office. He was prominent in Auckland social life. …
Type: Biography
… Puni's stock with the Wellington settlers and with Governor George Grey was very high. Like Patuone and Nene of Ngāpuhi, and Te … the interests of their people to those of the Pākehā. Grey invited Te Puni to accompany him to Taranaki in 1847, …
Type: Biography
… you cry, enough!' Governor Robert FitzRoy was replaced by George Grey , who arrived in November 1845. Grey gave Kawiti and Heke only five days to respond to the …
Type: Biography
… by an exchange of telegrams between himself and Sir George Grey , who was then premier. The story went that Seddon … to their own undoing. Seddon was pursued by critics such as George Hutchison and T. E. Taylor and was always successful …
Type: Biography
… among Māori and between Māori and settler. When Governor George Grey abolished the protectorate in 1846, to bring about a … self-reliant man. Meanwhile his career prospered. In 1848 Grey began to use him in land purchase negotiations in …
Type: Biography
… inspired Goldie to seek further education in Paris. Sir George Grey was impressed by Charles Goldie's two still-life … reported in the local press, included the award of King George V's Silver Jubilee Medal and an OBE in 1935. The …
Type: Biography
… and goldfruit – is a hybrid of unknown origins. Sir George Grey imported the parent plant to New Zealand in 1855, and …
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Part of story: Citrus, berries, exotic fruit and nuts
… angered the Māori owners. A visit to the area by Governor George Grey helped avert conflict. Papaaroha has a large holiday …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel places
… but they were to be disappointed. War in Waikato George Grey, recalled to a second governorship of New Zealand in …
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Part of story: Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi