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… In 1884 he had gathered these together with J. W. Stack's Maori history and George Hempleman's diary and published them in a … for the publication and production of the centennial history, Akaroa and Banks Peninsula, 1840–1940 . After her …
Type: Biography
… and later to advocate for the teaching of Māori language, history and culture in all New Zealand schools. Outside of … passion for Whetu, whose signature style was unique in the history of New Zealand fashion. Dressed in beautifully …
Type: Biography
… ostencibly pretending to do so what sort of a creature this Maori is who we have to deal with’. 2 Colonists Among the … F. E. Maning ’s first book also memorialises a death. His History of the war in the north of New Zealand against the c … Maning uses unreliable narration to convey a multi-faceted history. The chief’s narration reflects the perspective and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Non-fiction
… newspapers, were critical of the construction of Polynesian history, including the arrival of a fleet in New Zealand …
Type: Biography
… It was from them that Mākereti learnt the genealogies, history and customs of her tribe. Mākereti did not speak … was here that she entertained guests or lectured on Māori history to students, anthropologists and interested …
Type: Biography
… a range of subjects including reading in Māori and English, history, arithmetic and domestic duties. The seven years she …
Type: Biography
… requested a copy of Mohi's book. Mohi also wrote a long history of Waimārama and Hawke's Bay, entitled 'Ko tēnei … which led to migrations to Wairarapa and beyond. The history continues up to Mohi's own involvement in the …
Type: Biography
… many of the country’s writers on Māori studies and Māori history consulted him in this period. He himself wrote for …
Type: Biography
… World War curtailed publishing activity. Adventures and history Adventure stories, popular in the 19th century, made … area of the South Island. Growing interest in New Zealand history and national identity meant that many stories were … settings published from the early 1960s. Adventure and history remained enduring themes into the 21st century. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Children’s and young adult literature
… 6.5 km past Coromandel town. Nearby Kōpūtauaki has a rich history. The bay was used by Ngāti Porou trading vessels as …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel places
… Boddytown, Coal Creek, Cobden, Karoro and South Beach. History A Māori settlement at Māwhera pā was long …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: West Coast places
… structure is a drawcard for visitors to the national park. History There was inter-tribal fighting on the Whanganui in …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Whanganui places
… had cracked its code, and filled a desert land with people, history, mythology and culture which he could understand and … literature, science, economics, women, philosophy, ancient history, politics – indeed almost the entire spectrum of human history and experience. He painted landscapes (badly), was a …
Type: Biography
… younger kinsman Wiremu Kīngi Te Aweawe in maintaining the history and standing of Rangitāne. He was one of the main …
Type: Biography
… New York. Four years later a solo exhibition of his natural history images was held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The International Institute of Arts and …
Type: Biography
… 2 Ted Coubray A key figure in the country’s film-making history was Southland-born Edwin (Ted) Coubray. Assisted by … One hundred crowded years , a sound film re-enacting the history of New Zealand from 1840, from a very European …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Documentary film
… immortality of the universe (1875), and two works of Māori history. He was in close contact with Māori for much of his … Ngati Haua leader, and Sketches of ancient Māori life and history (1894) is a brief account of pre-European Māori …
Type: Biography
… Tukumana appears briefly in Henry Ashby's small book The history and legends of the western coast of the Hauraki Gulf …
Type: Biography
… August 1946, explained that it was intended to portray the history of Māori in song and dance from the first arrival of …
Type: Biography
… court. Blake was a prolific recorder of Hawke's Bay tribal history, and much of his work survives, both privately and …
Type: Biography