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… strait that his successor, James Cook, was to discover, bad weather prevented him from investigating it, and he sailed …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: European discovery of New Zealand
… the country, which were in many places affected by bad weather. Continuing anniversaries Anniversaries continued to …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Anniversaries
… in emergencies. He was extremely fit, knew the mountain weather, and seldom turned back on a climb. High on the …
Type: Biography
… he had been, and was now 'as rough a piece of goods as ever weathered the wide world'. The rest of the crew, watching …
Type: Biography
… untireable energy. He was of medium height with rugged and weather-scarred features; his 'perpetual frown' was 'topped …
Type: Biography
… developed, power cuts more often resulted from stormy weather or supply shortages. During the Second World War …
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Part of story: Energy supply and use
… returned to Waikato-Tainui. The Frankton tornado A freak weather event devastated the suburb of Frankton in 1948. A …
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Part of story: Waikato places
… or bundles of unwoven plant material attached to make them weatherproof. More sophisticated garments were made with … main purpose could have been to provide shelter from the weather, to allow the wearer to pass unnoticed through bush …
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Part of story: Māori weaving and tukutuku – te raranga me te whatu
… horseback. He undertook his journeys of inspection in all weathers and often had to ford rivers to reach his …
Type: Biography
… lighthouse keepers, coastal and trans-Tasman ships, and weather-station personnel on Campbell Island and the …
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Part of story: Marine conservation
… approaching Wellington's Rongotai aerodrome in wretched weather conditions, McGregor's Miles Falcon Major monoplane …
Type: Biography
… 'Long hours, uncertain meal hours,…out day and night in all weathers, any and every kind of job bar murders, fires and …
Type: Biography
… World War but difficult farming conditions – including wet weather, poor soil fertility and steep hill country – led to …
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Part of story: King Country places
… and social hub of communities. Sheltered from the weather and protected by private security guards, shoppers …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: City public spaces
… the lighthouse keeper rowed out with supplies, and in rough weather rice and fruit arrived via a flying fox. Kim Lee …
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Part of story: Nearshore islands
… helicopter capable of long-range rescues in most weather conditions. Communications Communications equipment …
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Part of story: Search and rescue
… and on tiny Whero Rock near Stewart Island, in fierce weather and primitive conditions (he initially lived in a …
Type: Biography
… classes were held in a raupo shed that let in the weather. Rotohiko argued strenuously for a better site. He …
Type: Biography
… was on the council. Paid holidays, sick pay and wet weather payments were introduced and full wages restored. In …
Type: Biography
… years. Older tephra deposits, many metres thick, strongly weathered and clay-rich in many places, also occur in both …
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Part of story: Volcanoes