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… 1859 Saunders published an impetuously self-righteous letter in the Nelson Examiner , criticising the district …
Type: Biography
… disputes by force as he always had. In 1842 he received letters from Ngāi Te Rangi chiefs of Tauranga which included …
Type: Biography
… Awa-i-taia's men. At Whatawhata the party was stopped by a letter from Tāmihana, which stated that he would consider a …
Type: Biography
… their son, Kītahi Te Taniwha. On his deathbed he dictated a letter to a European friend in Auckland, asking him to guard …
Type: Biography
… political purpose. As Te Rangikāheke explained in two long letters written to Queen Victoria, the governor had the task …
Type: Biography
… Home of Compassion in Island Bay, Wellington, together with letters explaining her interest and how much she personally …
Type: Biography
… and in 1861 and 1862 co-signed with Te Whiti several letters to other Māori and the government rebuking the …
Type: Biography
… settle a Māori claim to land at Lake Ōmāpere by writing letters to government officials to inform them of the issue. …
Type: Biography
… provided. Contributors (Pākehā and Māori) were solicited by letter, or quoted from other manuscripts or published …
Type: Biography
… to her earlier interest in the Māori. A few sentences in letters to her mother indicate that she had suffered during … Hodgkins's life as an expatriate is well documented in her letters to her mother. After her mother's death in April …
Type: Biography
… the National government in 1915. The act became a dead letter after the First World War. Although by rank a junior …
Type: Biography
… latter's return to England in December 1852. His subsequent letters to Godley and to the agent of the Canterbury …
Type: Biography
… Marriage and family Helen became engaged to Quentin Brew by letter while he was on active service in the Royal Navy, and …
Type: Biography
… died on 23 September 1875. There were no children. Through letters and publications from New Zealand he was painfully …
Type: Biography
… almost total blindness he continued his research, and letters to colleagues show a puckish humour maintained in …
Type: Biography
… subtitle, A dream of two lives , in 1883. As a man of letters, however, his most significant contribution was his …
Type: Biography
… four days later. But on 16 August in a confidential letter Gordon asked the secretary of state for the colonies, …
Type: Biography
… remained keenly interested in the world around him, writing letters on behalf of various causes, supporting a range of …
Type: Biography
… him an annuity for life. In 1860 Martin was knighted by letters patent. Free from official responsibilities after …
Type: Biography
… of lack of training in bookkeeping and accounting. Rankin's letter caused a tremendous flurry in the Rehabilitation …
Type: Biography