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… Situated some 30 miles north of Auckland by road is one of the most popular holiday resorts in the Auckland Province. This marine playground (Whangaparaoa … whanga, bay; paraoa, whale) is populated largely by retired Aucklanders and “weekenders” who may swell the numbers to …
… the Wesleyan Native Training Institution in Grafton Road, Auckland. This was a special Methodist college for training … the South Seas during the time the headquarters remained in Auckland. He spent the next 22 years ministering to Maori and European congregations in Auckland and was chairman of that district for some years. …
… on this site. Rex Fairburn was born on 2 February 1904 at Auckland, the son of Arthur Fairburn, who was music critic on the Auckland Star for many years. He was a fourth-generation New … of Waitangi. Fairburn was educated at Parnell School and Auckland Grammar School. His occupations (as distinct from …
… when Governor George Grey appointed him draughtsman in the Auckland Survey Office. Here Heaphy took part in survey work … interest in the Thames goldfields. Soon after his return to Auckland he went with Governor Grey and Bishop Selywn on … (which took second prize) for the new Government House at Auckland. He was then appointed District Surveyor under the …
… in New Zealand politics in 1874, as Superintendent of Auckland Province and member of the House of … later donated a second valuable collection to the city of Auckland. An amateur natural scientist of repute, he sent … advancement he assisted, including Bloemfontein College, Auckland Grammar School, and Wanganui Collegiate. Grey died …
… in New Zealand. Of these, six were in Dunedin, four were in Auckland, two in Christchurch, two in Gisborne, two in … high-powered transmitters were ordered for use in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin and were … at points to achieve best coverage. The sites chosen were: Auckland – at Henderson; Wellington – at Titahi Bay; …
… abundant under stones at low water on Rangitoto Island, Auckland, the much larger, 1½ in., Terebratella sanguinea … by Arthur William Baden Powell, Assistant Director, Auckland Institute and Museum. …
… footballer, and represented the following four unions: Auckland (1923–25); Hawke's Bay (1926, 1931–32); Wairarapa … to Rugby League. For many years Cooke has worked on the Auckland waterfront. …
… automatic lights is centred at Wellington, with depots at Auckland, Picton, and Bluff. The New Zealand Light Service … Marine Department vessels in the Cook and Foveaux Straits, Auckland, and Marlborough Sounds areas. …
… and Children, as it was formerly called, was founded in Auckland in 1893 under vice-regal patronage. Similar … to function, with the headquarters of the federation at Auckland. They are supported by voluntary donations and …