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… the sun’ and Rangiāuria as ‘glowing clouds at sunset’. History The Moriori people are descended from the first …
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Part of story: Chatham Islands
… new mokopuna (grandchild). These waiata would recall tribal history and genealogy, and remind the infant of his or her … Pei Te Hurinui’s knowledge of esoteric Māori traditions and history can be attributed to the teachings he received from …
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Part of story: Kaumātua – Māori elders
… Reflecting the trust’s (then) fixation with early colonial history, all of these places were built before 1880. Some … parks From the 1960s a growing public interest in colonial history was reflected in the rise of heritage theme parks …
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Part of story: Historic places
… son John made an immense contribution to Southland local history, as did brothers Neill and Alexander Begg. Recent … and Murihiku: the Southland story . A full regional history remains to be written. Roll of honour Southlanders …
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Part of story: Southland region
… in his booklet, A brief narrative of the remarkable history of Barnet Burns , which first appeared in 1835. In …
Type: Biography
… education from Heremia, and showed an early interest in history and genealogy. Whina’s precociousness combined with … now in her 80th year, was not only a visible part of Māori history again: she appeared to be at the helm. For the …
Type: Biography
… bishop of Aotearoa, the first Māori bishop in New Zealand's history. His work was to minister to Māori in all the …
Type: Biography
… there is a limit to people’s ability to remember oral history. Most important ancestors are remembered and the …
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Part of story: Whakapapa – genealogy
… enraged by the arguments presented in Keith Sinclair ’s A history of New Zealand (1960, revised 1975), and I. H. Kawharu ’s Maori land tenure (1977), that she lobbied the publishers to … ‘Perhaps it is really the very existence of a separate Maori culture that she objects to.’ 4 Oliver Sutherland and …
Type: Biography
… film show Jonathan remained involved in the field of film history, but also expanded into contemporary film review and … at his funeral, was interviewed for two significant oral history recordings, and was the subject (with Harris) of …
Type: Biography
… of traditional culture, Maharaia edited booklets about the history of the canoes, collected genealogies, organised a …
Type: Biography
… the country conducting interviews for a book about the history of the Māori Women’s Welfare League. In the same …
Type: Biography
… took this challenge very seriously. She read about the history of the Treaty of Waitangi, attended anti-racism … activist Trevor Richards, said she believed that while history was there to be shaped, life was to be enjoyed. … a number of organisations and was active in the Trade Union History Project (now the Labour History Project), which was …
Type: Biography
… as a Māori taonga (treasure) and one of the premier natural history objects of New Zealand. Eggs of other moa species …
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Part of story: Moa
… was significant in the context of that period in Auckland's history: she was indefatigable in her organisation of and …
Type: Biography
… Gender diversity has existed throughout history and across cultures. In societies where the mind and …
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Part of story: Gender diversity
… property. Open access in New Zealand In New Zealand, the history of human interaction with the landscape began on the …
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Part of story: Law of the foreshore and seabed
… (school of genealogy). They understood genealogy, oral history, astronomy, natural lore and a large repertoire of …
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Part of story: Tribal organisation
… over the years, including cave atlases, a Māori oral history atlas ( He Korero Purakau mo nga taunahanahatanga a …
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Part of story: Modern mapping and surveying