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… Thorndon Taranaki tribes migrated to the Thorndon area in the 1820s and 1830s, …
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Part of story: Wellington places
… of the river The river is the home of the Whanganui iwi (tribes), also known as Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, a …
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Part of story: Whanganui places
… of migrations which brought some Waikato and Taranaki tribes to the Cook Strait region. In their new home they came into conflict with tribes already resident, and with each other. After 1840 … which would make them strong enough to deal with hostile tribes on their northern boundaries. The investigation into …
Type: Biography
… Raharuhi, was a descendant of the Ngāti Kurī and Te Aupouri tribes, while her father Lovre (Lawrence) Cvitano … industry. Like many other Dalmatians who married into local tribes, Lovre became fluent in te reo Māori. Mira’s parents …
Type: Biography
… Māhia peninsula to take refuge from invasion by Taranaki tribes. Heke was born at Papawai or Greytown about 1885 or …
Type: Biography
… divisions within the King movement and differences with tribes outside it. In 1908 the Waikato leaders acted by …
Type: Biography
… as a teenaged girl. War between the Waikato and Hawke's Bay tribes had led to the serious defeat of the latter about … passengers to land. Te Pareihe assembled the surrounding tribes, and Te Paea delivered Waikato's plea that peace be …
Type: Biography
… land, often areas that are culturally significant to iwi (tribes), such as wāhi tapu (sacred sites), including urupā …
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Part of story: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation
… technology (IT) the experience has been mixed. Iwi (tribes), Māori organisations and individuals have been at …
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Part of story: Mātauranga hangarau – information technology
… which landed at Ōhiwa, is the ancestral canoe of the old tribes Te Hapū-oneone and Ngāi Tūranga. Arautauta was sailed …
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Part of story: Canoe traditions
… encroachment, and by 1867 his world had been shattered, his tribe dispersed and Te Hau-ki-Tūranga confiscated by the …
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Part of story: Whakairo – Māori carving
… Taylor also believed that Māori were one of the lost tribes of Israel. He adjusted his initial thoughts …
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Part of story: Ideas in New Zealand
… Māori as mangā, they were very important to the Ngāi Tahu tribe of southern New Zealand, who used lures to catch them. …
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Part of story: Coastal fish
… await resolution between the government and the respective tribes over management and protection. Continuing threats As …
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Part of story: Rivers
… It is probably from these, and by being gifted between tribes, that pigs became established in the North Island. …
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Part of story: Kai Pākehā – introduced foods
… investment in land in the region. The Ngāti Whātua tribe sold the land near Auckland township, but in the 1850s …
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Part of story: Land ownership
… of large numbers of Māori. Deprived of their land, tribes were in many instances reduced to poverty, with no …
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Part of story: Death rates and life expectancy
… African Wellington: 1.6% New Zealand: 1.2% Principal tribes Te Āti Awa ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti …
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Part of story: Wellington region
… African West Coast: 0.4% New Zealand: 1.2% Principal tribe Poutini Ngāi Tahu Population of major urban areas, …
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Part of story: West Coast region
… African Volcanic Plateau: 0.5% New Zealand: 1.2% Principal tribes Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau region