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… of the Canterbury Automobile Association. Favoured recreations included painting, shooting, billiards, fishing, …
Type: Biography
… art Whakairo – Māori carving Section: Daily Life, Sport and Recreation Alcohol and Drugs Alcohol Drugs Liquor laws Māori … and puzzles Children’s play Collecting Dancing Domestic recreation and hobbies Gambling Holidays Leisure in …
Type: Basic page
… more deep-sea whalers arrived for replenishment, rest and recreation, Kororāreka in the Bay of Islands attracted …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: History of immigration
… union officials dismantled a temporary grandstand at the recreation ground on the eve of the match, having …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Rugby league
… maintain than a horse, it was used for commuting, sport and recreation, and for deliveries of mail and goods in towns. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Transport – overview
… Black enjoyed skiing and tennis, but his favourite recreations were trout fishing and gardening. When the …
Type: Biography
… Working in oils he painted his subject directly rather than recreating it in the studio from sketches. After his return …
Type: Biography
… was the beginning of the Correspondence School's annual recreational schools. In 1938 Butchers was New Zealand's …
Type: Biography
… include his donation of a flag-pole to the New Plymouth Recreation Grounds. In the severe influenza epidemic of …
Type: Biography
… World War he spent three years as a physical education and recreational training officer, first in the Air Training …
Type: Biography
… Christchurch and Dunedin each had a town belt, a recreational reserve that circled the settlement. The Domain …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: City planning
… early Pākehā settlers. Picnics are meals eaten outdoors for recreation. In the late 18th century the French term …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Picnics and barbecues
… Harry Power recalled an 1894 visit to ‘the old Thorndon Recreation ground to see Diamond and Thorndon in action on a …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Football
… forces under the command of Haowhenua in 1868. Heritage and recreational facilities Parks include King Edward Park and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Taranaki places
… a room and washing facilities, a lounge, bar and other recreational spaces. All meals were provided. Boarding …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Holidays
… to household economies. It also had a lawn for recreation and often a shed where men could tinker and make …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Housing
… delightful – reflected the feeling of members about their recreation. Dancing at school School was the place where …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Dancing
… and complex personality. Although tennis was his only recreation, he banned Tabernacle tennis club activities with …
Type: Biography
… and extended water supply, for developing parks and recreation grounds, and for persuading the council to offer …
Type: Biography
… Skills Active Aotearoa, formerly the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation, created by the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Gyms