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… known to the Maoris as Aorangi (“The Cloud Piercer”). Seventeen peaks over 10,000 ft surround Mount Cook. The 18-mile-long Tasman Glacier, the largest in the temperate zones, is nearby. One can take walking trips up on to the …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Gorst was born in Preston, Lancashire, on 24 May 1835, … of Edward Chaddock Gorst. His father, according to the dictates of a curious will, took the surname Lowndes on succeeding to the family property, a name also adopted as an additional christian name by J. E. Gorst's son, …
… (1874–1950). Maori leader, politician, statesman, and scholar. A new biography of Ngata, Apirana … in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Apirana Turupa Ngata was born on 3 July 1874 at Kawaka, commonly known as Te Araroa, near East Cape. He was the eldest son of the 15 …
… and explorer. John Carne Bidwill was born at St. Thomas, Exeter, on 5 February 1815, the eldest son of Joseph Green Bidwill and Charlotte, née Carne, of Falmouth. Of a roving disposition, he … In April 1838 he set out for Sydney in company with his sister Elizabeth. After only a few months in Australia he left …
… begin in Form I at the average age of 11 plus, and suggested ways in which parts of the system could be reorganised to achieve this aim. Chief among … for setting up, in suitable rural areas, high schools catering for pupils of Forms I–VI and for reconstituting …
… ( c. A.D. 1350). Legendary traveller. Tamatea-Pokai-Whenua was born in Hawaiki in the period before … There, according to the legend, his pet crocodile, Tapu-Te-Ranga, escaped. From Ahuriri he continued towards the … them and returned to settle on the Heretaunga Plains. Tamatea continued his journey until he reached a high mountain, …
… were coopers by trade. They came to Sydney in 1830 as assisted immigrants under an engagement to Messrs Tooth, and they worked for the firm for several years. Afterwards Alexander kept a public house in Sydney for a short … whalers and the Maoris. Early in 1839 they arranged with Te Rangihaeata to occupy Mana Island. Because they knew the …
… Hawera is situated on the eastern fringe of the Waimate Plain in South Taranaki and about 2 miles inland from the …
… of American ports, before retiring with the rank of Lieutenant about 1815. He then entered the East India Company's service. During a visit to … and a party of settlers. For the rest of the decade his Te Horeke establishment was the principal timber-trading …
… In many areas in New Zealand with marine Tertiary deposits the most typical strata are thick deposits of crumbly sandstone or mudstone, often with abundant fossils; conglomerate and coarse-grained limestone beds are common, too. …