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… about 85% of the island’s land area. The island has a long history of reserves. Following failed attempts to encourage …
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Part of story: Stewart Island/Rakiura
… is no record of his baptism. He was well versed in tribal history and renowned as a storyteller. Little is known of …
Type: Biography
… kaumātua, from whom he learned the customs, traditions and history of Ngāti Porou and the Māori people. He mastered the …
Type: Biography
… and their leaders have been prominent in Hauraki history and Marutūahu tribal affairs for many generations. …
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Part of story: Marutūahu tribes
… The history of marine conservation is essentially a record of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Marine conservation
… interest his arrival caused and advertised a lecture on the history, legends and culture of the Māori. He was a … agreed to divide between them aspects of the study of Māori history and ethnology; Pōmare's portion was to be myths and …
Type: Biography
… Pango, a celebrated authority on Māori lore, genealogy and history. They had several children, including Nataria, who …
Type: Biography
… leased inshore fishing quota to Southland fishers. History From east to west around the coast, fishing fleets …
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Part of story: Southland region
… on State Highway 3, with a 2013 population of 1,098. History Founded as a military outpost in 1865, Pātea was …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Taranaki places
… Auckland and spent days there learning about the taonga and history of his ancestors. The family lived near …
Type: Biography
… sharing a passionate interest in local and natural history. They became authorities on the history of Fiordland, co-authoring four books on the area. … was a lavishly illustrated and comprehensive account of the history of the south-western sounds. Their last book, which …
Type: Biography
… Society, and contributed papers on various aspects of the history of Ngāti Awa and Mātaatua districts. He also …
Type: Biography
… astronomy, McIntosh was keenly interested in the history of the science. Between 1957 and 1959 he published six papers reviewing the ‘Astronomical history of the Auckland province’. He also wrote papers on Maori astronomy, the history of the meteor section of the …
Type: Biography
… of benefits from the 1992 settlement, preserving Ngāpuhi history, and undertaking initiatives in resource management …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngāpuhi
… a war as any that can be found in the pages of colonial history'. In 1860 he successfully intervened in a …
Type: Biography
… was a veritable treasure house of Maniapoto whakapapa and history. …
Type: Biography
… Te Mātorohanga passed on his knowledge of the ancient history and traditions of Ngāti Kahungunu. These stories, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngāti Kahungunu
… of Polynesian island groups and their horticultural history points to kūmara arriving in Polynesia between 900 …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki – plants from Polynesia