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… into the conduct of a teacher, Jean Park, who had written a letter to National Education protesting against Weitzel's …
Type: Biography
… clear and intelligent, his prose in essays, journalism and letters effortless and elegant. Notable among many pieces are 'Some aspects of New Zealand art and letters' (1934), We New Zealanders (1944) and 'What life …
Type: Biography
… work as an advocate in the Native Land Court. In an open letter addressed to James Carroll , he commented on native … introduced in the course of frequent revisions. This letter was published in 1889 as a booklet entitled, A few …
Type: Biography
… exceed £10,000. Even before Tūmate arrived in Wellington a letter of protest was sent to the prime minister by the … October 1935 Tūmate was in Wellington again. An exchange of letters between Tūmate and the prime minister took place on …
Type: Biography
… skills to defend his interests and those of his people in letters to officials and newspapers. He was angered by the … discrimination he experienced from the early settlers. In a letter to Governor Robert FitzRoy he wrote: 'The Europeans …
Type: Biography
… than the time allowed by the New Zealand scholarship in letters he received in 1968, he very rarely wrote as a …
Type: Biography
… the Johnsons struggled – mother Kathleen Johnson wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage , ‘How …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Pregnancy, birth and baby care
… day’. Once, birthday greetings were given in person or in a letter or even in a poem. The practice of sending birthday …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Birthdays and wedding anniversaries
… stampeded or rattled. They subsequently received a personal letter from Prime Minister S. G. Holland , thanking them for …
Type: Biography
… he drew attention to New Zealand by writing a series of letters to newspapers, including the Weekly Times. He became …
Type: Biography
… power. WCTU supporters engaged in vigorous lobbying, wrote letters to newspapers and signed petitions. The strategy …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Interest groups
… could include paying for damage, community work, writing letters of apology, counselling or attendance at courses. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Childhood
… During the Second World War, two days of the week were red-letter days for New Zealand soldiers, both at home and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Smoking
… further as a result. The Reverend Carl Völkner sent letters to Governor Grey from his mission in Bay of Plenty, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Missions and missionaries
… of Boy Bertha’. Lady-husbands In 1904 Alla Atkinson wrote a letter to her sister Dorothy Richmond and mentioned Blanche …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Lesbian lives
… in the north and his family looked forward to his humorous letters. He returned to study dentistry at the University of …
Type: Biography
… will get you all such a meal as you never had at home.’ 1 A letter printed in the Labourers’ Union Chronicle the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Eating
… observer of regional and colonial affairs. In speeches and letters to newspapers he propounded at length his views on …
Type: Biography
… Up to the year of her death she wrote an annual Christmas letter which she sent to many former students, staff …
Type: Biography
… denied access. He wrote to me many times but I received no letters. He felt as I did – that the other didn’t care. I …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Adoption