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… to concentrate overseas shipping at major ports. An all-weather meat loader was built in 1963–67. A second northern …
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Part of story: South Canterbury region
… the capital (despite some complaints about Wellington’s weather). While Auckland has become a significantly larger …
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Part of story: Capital city
… solo, radio contact was forbidden and sudden changes in the weather could necessitate unscheduled landings in difficult …
Type: Biography
… the numbers with felt pens. Despite this hiccup, sunny weather and a large crowd made for a carnival atmosphere and …
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Part of story: Veterans and masters sport
… huts to take advantage of brief spells of clear weather. Adaptive Snow Sports Skiing and snowboarding are …
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Part of story: Skiing
… income of £30 to £60 a year. Ayton worked hard in most weathers, but was unable to go out every day. Typical diary …
Type: Biography
… Victoriana'. The red volcanic scoria chosen for the walls weathered badly, however, and had to be covered with stucco …
Type: Biography
… painting out of doors sometimes meant working under adverse weather conditions at remote sites, and frequently involved …
Type: Biography
… the first appearance of women as newsreaders as well as ‘weather girls’ on television (1975) signalled a changing …
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Part of story: Women and men
… by 40% between 1951 and 1961. The end of the golden weather By the early 1970s the outlook for sheep farming was …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Sheep farming
… Cock later told the story that it was while held up by bad weather in a hut on the Tasman Glacier that he and Balling …
Type: Biography
… skin. It was very hard work, the days were long, and the weather was often cold and wet. In the 1930s there was no …
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Part of story: Hunting
… years and undertook long journeys at night and in all weathers to speak at public meetings, where she impressed …
Type: Biography
… commander of two Spanish ships, to visit in 1793. The weather prevented the ships entering Dusky Sound and they …
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Part of story: Early mapping
… autumn. The journey takes 8 to 14 days, depending on the weather and wind direction. Juvenile birds remain in …
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Part of story: Gannets and boobies
… could not meet the attendance requirement. In winter, bad weather and rough roads, and colds and flu, often stopped …
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Part of story: Country schooling
… or water over weekends and sheep were washed in freezing weather. In 1956 Harris joined a group of people seeking to …
Type: Biography
… and firefighters. The parade had been cancelled due to wet weather. This, combined with an influx of young people, …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay places
… out to cross the Tararua Range from Levin to Masterton. The weather worsened and they could not follow their planned …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Search and rescue
… in the Otago Lawn Tennis Club. In 1948 he retired having weathered the lean architectural years of the 1930s and the …
Type: Biography