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… John Rodolphus Kent, known to his Maori friends as Amukete, is of obscure origin, neither his … government of New South Wales, he first entered New Zealand history as captain of the schooner Prince Regent , which … and shows the care Kent took to avoid giving offence to the Maori, whose customs and beliefs he described. Working in …
Type: Biography
… and relationships can be traced through similarities of history and culture. This kinship connection is shown in the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Samoans
… industries. Vineyards and wine making have a long history in the region and have grown in importance since the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hawke’s Bay region
… Māori women of her time to have a permanent place in Pākehā history and local folklore. …
Type: Biography
… which was charged with recording Wairarapa whakapapa and history. Probably in 1878 Taiāwhio married Mākere Kīngi of …
Type: Biography
… they became extinct. The hilly terrain, wetter climate and history of podocarp forest clearance make it more typical of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Canterbury places
… known as the City of Rivers or the City of Bridges. History To early Māori the Gisborne area was known as …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: East Coast places
… (for the woman) number of previous children sterilisation history. Women need to have been non-smokers for at least …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Infertility and childlessness
… he learned from the elders their protocol, waiata and history. The Presbyterian missionaries Jock and Jean …
Type: Biography
… assisting Elsdon Best and W. J. Elvy to gather local history. He became a member of the Arapawa District Māori …
Type: Biography
… mind, coupled with a deep knowledge of Māoritanga, treaty history and land law. He demonstrated his leadership …
Type: Biography
… and New Plymouth, and to indulge his passion for natural history. Then from 1845 to 1848 Mantell was a superintendent … was a cause of much anguish, his pioneering work in natural history brought him considerable satisfaction and some fame. … was with Richard Owen, superintendent of the natural history department of the British Museum. Mantell supplied …
Type: Biography
… still expect it to be pronounced with the ‘h’ silent. History from 1840 European settlers arrived in Whanganui, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Whanganui region
… built up by the meeting of sediment-laden currents. Māori history For centuries Māori occupied kāinga (settlements) in …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Wellington places
… sides (not seen from the mainland) are sheer cliffs. Māori history The name Mana is an abbreviation of Te Mana o Kupe …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Wellington places
… than it does about the selective focus of New Zealand art history. She was born Eleanor Catherine Sperrey on 7 January … and John Ballance. She also painted many portraits of Maori, her subjects including Wairingiringi of Ngati Mahuta … the painting of uniquely New Zealand subjects. Her Maori portraits, especially those of women and children from …
Type: Biography
… In 2013 its population was 21,864. Early days Taupō’s urban history can be dated to the establishment of an armed …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places
… of life Hawaiki is a rich, many-sided place in Māori history, mythology and tradition. It is often referred to in …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hawaiki
… was the increasing fascination of painters with the history of their own medium. This could be seen in the works …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Painting