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… song, proverbs and literature. This reference comes from a letter written by Ngāti Raukawa chiefs at Ōtaki in 1864: E …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngāti Raukawa
… He suspected Manuel of spying, and reported in a letter to Donald McLean that one of Manuel's sons had been …
Type: Biography
… to the city, with its International Institute of Modern Letters supporting the work of many prominent writers, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Regional cultural life
… to hydroelectric dams, as illustrated by this sarcastic letter to a newspaper: ‘Cromwell could become the underwater …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Economy and the environment
… was banned. Under a 1906 law the Post Office could destroy letters or packages suspected of containing references to …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Sexual health
… increased, the nature of physical mail changed. Personal letters decreased, and bulky packages and courier items …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Mail and couriers
… projects. Her unique combination of colour, wit and hand-lettering in an age of digital design was refreshing. Kris …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Graphic design
… drawn or painted in naturalistic or realistic styles, with lettering set around the image. Two of the leading exponents …
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Part of story: Graphic design
… died in 1936. Alice returned to Australia, and her many letters to fellow workers in New Zealand show her devotion …
Type: Biography
… Station life in New Zealand , a compilation of the letters she had written home to her young sister, Jessie … of duties as the governor's wife, Mary Anne Barker wrote Letters to Guy (1885), a lively description of her first …
Type: Biography
… about missing soldiers. In mid 1918 a friend showed her a letter written by Archibald Baxter to his parents in Otago. … history gained priority. She always loved camping, and her letters to the paper in the 1960s supported the campaign to …
Type: Biography
… she had shown no signs of ill health. The discovery of love letters from Daniel to another woman, Martha Stewart, dating … and were held in police custody. An investigation into letters, diaries and ledgers held in the Lambton Quay office …
Type: Biography
… some unguarded comments between Eyre and Mantell. His letter of 22 October 1849 to Eyre was the first formal … to population among Ngāi Tahu settlements. Tiramōrehu's letter is an eloquent and impassioned protest. 'This is but …
Type: Biography
… page book on the position of the Māori people, Extracts of letters from New Zealand on the war question (1861). It was …
Type: Biography
… order to arouse public indignation, he apparently wrote a letter to the paper pretending to justify the shooting of …
Type: Biography
… late 1887. Supported by her Edinburgh recommendations and a letter from a family friend, John Hislop , former New …
Type: Biography
… were also important, allowing foreign envoys to present the letters of credence which, once accepted, entitled them to …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Governors and governors-general
… Council of Christian Social Services published An open letter about p overty in New Zealand which included 11 …
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Part of story: Anglican Church
… rank of senior commander (equivalent to major). A prolific letter writer, she expected prompt replies and kept in touch …
Type: Biography
… a paper in English describing 14 new liverwort species. The letters she received over 40 years are an invaluable …
Type: Biography