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… built for the short-sea trades. Bluff and Timaru built all-weather mechanical meat loaders, but deep-sea ships were …
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Part of story: Ports and harbours
… had to travel long distances and were at the mercy of bad weather. Families moving for seasonal work also disrupted …
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Part of story: Māori education – mātauranga
… However, the long treks, inadequate rations and harsh weather quickly destroyed any romantic notions he had about …
Type: Biography
… airlines, flying amid the rugged terrain and turbulent weather of the South Island. …
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… height of mountain peaks and swirling clouds in fierce weather gave atmosphere and a feeling of God’s power. The …
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Part of story: Painting
… on 25 May. After a few days' enforced rest because of bad weather they recrossed the main divide in snow and …
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… Unsealed roads were boggy in the wet and rutted in dry weather. Metalled roads were uneven with sharp stones that …
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Part of story: Bicycles
… Mariposa and Awatea left Auckland together for Sydney. The weather conditions were bad at the start, but when they …
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… horseback, sometimes across challenging terrain and in poor weather. Nurses and midwives Women continued to provide …
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Part of story: Primary health care
… usually occurred outside of peak work seasons, but when the weather was still good. Station owners on treeless …
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Part of story: Picnics and barbecues
… horse tracks (440–600 metres), and have a sand-based ‘all-weather’ surface, developed to provide cushioning for dogs’ …
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Part of story: Horse and greyhound racing
… Both systems are still used, although on modern fast, all-weather tracks, handicaps are seldom more than 30 metres. …
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Part of story: Horse and greyhound racing
… lectures on agricultural chemistry, and by providing a weather report for a local paper. He married Frances …
Type: Biography
… with high rainfall, this results in very rapid rates of weathering and erosion. The results of this vigorous erosion …
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Part of story: Mountains
… attributed the success of the operation to favourable weather conditions and the quality of his crew. When Andy …
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… to New Zealand in 1990, Apple made works based on satellite weather data and the replication of his own cellular …
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Part of story: Media art
… 35 minutes, at and average speed of 8 knots in very stormy weather. The early races From the early 1900s organised …
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Part of story: Powered water sports
… were played on winter evenings and during unpleasant weather. Both genders participated in martial arts such as …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori games – ngā tākaro
… and surfing were popular. On winter evenings and during bad weather, people played games like tī ringaringa (hand …
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Part of story: Leisure in traditional Māori society – ngā mahi a te rēhia
… the Hastings Blossom Festival was cancelled because of wet weather. An influx of youths, over-crowded hotels and the …
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Part of story: Youth offenders