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… the United States and Canada in 1842. The resulting book, Letters from America (1844), attracted some attention. … argued for the fullest colonial self-government in an open letter to Gladstone before leaving for New Zealand. During …
Type: Biography
… became apparent from 1899: Pūrakau Maika no longer signed letters personally, correspondence was addressed to and … editor. Although he asked correspondents to address their letters for publication to him personally, after the first …
Type: Biography
… in the following decades. In 1870 Mary Muller received a letter of congratulations from the philosopher John Stuart … Property Protection Bill, Femmina praised his efforts in a letter to the editor of the Nelson Examiner published on 3 …
Type: Biography
… and 1890, looked to their origins, and in December 1889 a letter in the Evening Post drew attention to Parnell's … however, had staked his own claim unequivocally in a letter to the New Zealand Times of 21 February 1878: 'The …
Type: Biography
… by Māori teachers; Te Whiwhi and Tāmihana had learned their letters by poring over a battered copy of St Luke's gospel. … and in January 1846 again signed his uncle's name on a letter expressing loyalty to the Queen. Later that year he …
Type: Biography
… Canada and the United States. While abroad he wrote regular letters to the school; these were read out at morning … assembly and later published by private subscription. The letters bring out Wild's deep love of English literature, …
Type: Biography
… to offer his services. Occasionally, however, in prickly letters to the Christchurch newspapers, he was prepared to …
Type: Biography
… were to raise a family of at least six daughters. Broun had letters of introduction from the duke of Hamilton to …
Type: Biography
… of the peace, enjoyed gardening and frequently wrote letters to the editors of Dunedin newspapers. He died on 14 …
Type: Biography
… World War Davy, then 65, commenced a personal campaign of letter writing to ministers and generals seeking an active …
Type: Biography
… 1857. She described her first impressions of Auckland in a letter written soon after her arrival: 'We walked up what I …
Type: Biography
… when two of its priests had visited New Zealand and an open letter appealing for recruits had been distributed, Douglas …
Type: Biography
… at Eltham. She maintained a friendly relationship by letter with Joseph Fabish (originally Fabisz), the son of a …
Type: Biography
… In 1894, after the Evening Post had published details of a letter of resignation sent by Colonel F. J. Fox , commandant …
Type: Biography
… was burned down during Te Kooti's raid of 1868. Harris's letters to McLean have been preserved and show him to have …
Type: Biography
… children’s pages in newspapers invited children to write letters about their pets. The concept of the pet day …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Pets
… her retirement in 1939. Her work was very poorly paid: in a letter in 1937 to the minister of education, Peter Fraser, …
Type: Biography
… internationally. For his family, he wrote poetry and droll letters. MacGregor fought for a variety of conservative …
Type: Biography
… – targeting individuals with personalised appeals by letter or, increasingly, email. The Privacy Act 1993 imposed …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Advertising
… in Auckland sniffer dogs and X-ray screening help intercept letters and parcels containing organic material. The chance …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Biosecurity