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… to sing someone’s praises, to welcome his guests, to open a new meeting house or dining hall, to pay his respects to the … their thoughts. Poi Poi is a genre of music exclusive to New Zealand Māori. The poi is a ball attached to the end of a …
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Part of story: Kapa Haka
… Ellery Gilbert was born in Whanganui on 20 July 1916. His New Zealand-born father, Ellery George Gilbert, imported musical … He was also able to pursue his interests in golf and fishing, and in growing rhododendrons. He died at …
Type: Biography
… dated back to before 1300. The first Polynesian arrivals in New Zealand soon made their way to the plains and basins of the … Settlement was focused on the coast, where ocean fish, seabirds and seals were plentiful. People journeyed …
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Part of story: Otago region
… off East Cape and North Cape, and in pockets to the west of New Zealand. In the 19th century the major hunting grounds were … is vital: when a cow spends an hour away on a deep fishing expedition, her vulnerable calf requires …
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Part of story: Whales
… is where local Ngāi Tahu sold the Otago block to the New Zealand Company in 1844. A European town was founded there … their backdoor, she says. They did not want the birdlife, fish, wetlands and beaches threatened.’ 1 In the later 1970s …
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Part of story: Otago places
… In New Zealand, older people have always been involved in sport and recreation. Hunting, fishing and swimming, common recreational activities in 19th-century New Zealand, have no age restrictions. Outdoor sports and …
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Part of story: Veterans and masters sport
… John McKenzie left school at the age of 13 to deliver newspapers. When he died, he was reputed to be one of New Zealand's wealthiest men. He contributed in excess of £1 … races; in New Zealand he enjoyed golf, riding, hunting, fishing, and, later in life, bowls. John McKenzie built up …
Type: Biography
… Land area Chatham Islands: 996 sq km New Zealand: 268,690 sq km Climate (National Institute of Water … pattern is most distinctive) Agriculture, forestry and fishing Chatham Islands: 19.1% New Zealand: 5.7% …
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Part of story: Chatham Islands
… Michael King was New Zealand’s most popular late twentieth-century historian. His … in boats on the inlet, he developed a life-long love of fishing and the natural world, the birds and the bush, that …
Type: Biography
… Essential service When settling a new country, a hospitality industry is often one of the first created. In 19th-century New Zealand itinerant workers and other new immigrants had … restaurateurs provided their patrons with illegal alcohol – fish-and-chip shops, which arose in the early 20th century, …
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Part of story: Restaurants and food outlets
… of rough habits made up the great majority of Europeans in New Zealand before 1840. All-male crews on the explorer James … the remote districts where men mined, felled the bush and fished, were largely male. Towns and more closely settled …
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Part of story: Women and men
… since 1880. Edward Chaytor was a military commander of New Zealand forces in Egypt and Palestine in the First World … narrowed existing water courses to make it easier to trap fish. A three-hour walking track leads around the lagoons. …
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Part of story: Marlborough places
… to school in Manchester, he studied natural science at New College, University of Oxford (1905–9), graduating with … by Leonard Harding to manage the factory of the New Zealand Sugar of Milk and Casein Company at Edendale, … the rimless glasses and pipe remained. His hobbies included fishing and shooting, and he was a life member of the …
Type: Biography
… the 1840s. They killed seals in the whaling off-season. New Zealand Company settlement In October 1841 three small … and Waimea rivers. Māori had told Wakefield of their fishing grounds at Te Whakatū (present-day Nelson city). On …
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Part of story: Nelson region
… age and had travelled extensively by the time he arrived in New Zealand in 1909 at the age of 29. Björk worked as a whaler … A small man with a big heart, he would welcome grateful fishing-boat crews, lighthouse keepers and other visitors. …
Type: Biography
… of the twentieth century, Keith Sinclair transformed how New Zealanders understood themselves and their history. A … the family’s bach at Coromandel, where he took pleasure in fishing, boating, and socialising with friends. Sinclair …
Type: Biography
… Moana (Tauranga Harbour), Muriwai banned food-gathering and fishing from the area, which she defined as, ‘Mai Ngā Kurī a … was dispersed not just in the Bay of Plenty but throughout New Zealand. Investigations have also revealed many areas of …
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Part of story: Bay of Plenty region
… apples) and vegetables are grown. Motueka used to be New Zealand’s tobacco-growing centre. However, the crop was no … are a common sight. Port Motueka is home to the deep-water fishing company Talley’s, and the nearby tidal foreshore …
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Part of story: Nelson places
… It is considered one of the finest Māori churches in New Zealand. Completed in 1926 under the direction of Apirana … and his whānau. Māui is said to have fished up the North Island, and his canoe Nukutaimemeha lies …
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Part of story: East Coast places
… of mixed feeders, and arrow worms are carnivores. Moon jellyfish The moon jellyfish Aurelia is a common summer plankton. … open ocean. Other common producers of bioluminescence in New Zealand waters are krill and dinoflagellates. Salps Salps …
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Part of story: Open ocean