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… Napierites’ strongly held attitudes about their identity. History Founded in 1855 by the government, Napier (formerly …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hawke’s Bay places
… Street, at right angles to Trafalgar Street. Early city history Māori have lived in the region since the 1300s, and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Nelson places
… cost an uncounted number of lives in New Zealand. Māori history tells of a pre-European flood in the Tūtaekurī area …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Floods
… told traditional Māori stories which enriched the land with history and human associations. Felling the bush New …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Perceptions of the landscape
… Solander (a former pupil of Linnaeus) and the natural history artist Sydney Parkinson. The voyage of the St Jean …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: European discovery of plants and animals
… of papers and pamphlets on land claims and on the early history of the colony. He considered himself the architect …
Type: Biography
… on a large historical painting, 'The arrival of the Maoris in New Zealand', loosely based on Théodore … Goldie was following a path established by Steele's Māori history paintings and portraits of tattooed chiefs. Another …
Type: Biography
… general editor and Dalley became chief historian in the History Group. No ‘a’ An early decision made by Jock …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te Ara – a history
… Wakefield pays careful and respectful attention to the history, political background, tribal and family …
Type: Biography
… explains why she has been ignored in New Zealand art history literature. However, her significance both as an …
Type: Biography
… campaigns to save a historic building in New Zealand’s history. Fearing its imminent destruction, protestors linked …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Historic places
… to have been the longest running case in New Zealand legal history at that time. Although his legal practice continued …
Type: Biography
… College he graduated BA (and was senior scholar in history) in 1938, MA with second-class honours in 1939, and … From his days in Gisborne he had had contacts with Maori; these deepened during his ministry in Hawera and at St Peter’s. In retirement he and his wife learnt Maori, and after his death in Christchurch on 24 November …
Type: Biography
… (1998) Robert Sarkies’ dark comedy Scarfies (1999) Faking history Peter Jackson and his collaborator Costa Botes …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Feature film
… impact of introduced deer and possums, and in local Māori history. Most importantly, in his view, he introduced …
Type: Biography
… on the West Coast. The 2013 population was 3,447. History After the discovery of gold in the Taramakau valley …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: West Coast places
… society. Its rivers are known for their brown trout. History Pahīatua was established in 1881 in the densely …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Wairarapa places
… History Māori were quick to take up pig hunting, and early …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hunting