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… Maryland strove in the early days of America.’ 1 Early history Blenheim was established in the 1850s as ‘the …
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Part of story: Marlborough places
… of the rare Castlepoint daisy ( Brachyglottis compactus ). History In Māori tradition, Castlepoint was visited by Kupe, …
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Part of story: Wairarapa places
… here to die when he was 24.’ 1 Protected areas and natural history The region has three national parks – Abel Tasman …
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Part of story: Nelson region
… Zealand embark on the longest journey of migration in human history. In the 19th century this voyage was made by ship. …
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Part of story: The voyage out
… warmth. For those interested in the landscape and natural history, tramping is the only way to see vast swathes of New …
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Part of story: Tramping
… memoirs in these years, together with a fanciful 'Māori history' of the wars (published in T. W. Gudgeon 's The …
Type: Biography
… Waikato. Hēni Te Kiri Karamū has been remembered in written history primarily for her involvement in the battle at …
Type: Biography
… roots of Prior’s ‘Pacific consciousness’ lay in his family history and his research. 4 In 1976 he learned of the police … appear like a veritable “who’s who” of New Zealand art history.’ 6 The Priors were a handsome, welcoming and … Elespie and Ian: memoir of a marriage (2006), shared the history of his life with Elespie, their love, families, …
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… a part in some of the most traumatic events of Ngāti Awa history. The Hauhau movement reached the Bay of Plenty and … was the guest of honour. Mātaatua has had a chequered history. It has been asserted that it was offered as a gift …
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… Avis’s development as a writer and illustrator of natural history fantasy. From 1915 Avis was a pupil at St Cuthbert’s …
Type: Biography
… alternative. Read more about the Flag referenda on NZ History . …
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Part of story: Flags
… Tahu. He reached adulthood during a turbulent period in the Maori history of the South Island. In the eighteenth century Ngāi …
Type: Biography
… conventions, hosted in New Zealand in 1988, 1997 and 2006. History During exploration of remote parts of Nelson …
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Part of story: West Coast places
… of Whangārei district in 1989. A museum records its early history. …
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Part of story: Northland places
… Peninsula, and he wrote an Otago Witness column, 'Natural history notes for the young' by 'Uncle David', during the …
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… of the Deans brothers should always occupy a place in the history of Canterbury. …
Type: Biography
… in 1847. He left 10 years later and wrote the first major history of New Zealand, including this observation on its …
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Part of story: Newspapers
… the more surprising international hits in New Zealand movie history is Lincoln county incident (1980). This comedy …
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Part of story: Feature film
… was to reveal that handiwork. The artist’s gospel ‘A history of landscape art and its study in New Zealand’, a …
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Part of story: Painting