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… The Chiefs The structure of leadership in the modern Maori community is very different from that which obtained … early years of the nineteenth century, the chiefs of the Maori were never formally integrated into the emerging … to be of great significance in the twentieth century. The history of Maori land legislation and administration is a …
… His observations were acute—in the realm of natural history he was prepared to record rather than to theorise. … which forced up prices, and he greatly admired the Maori in comparison with other native races and feared for …
… White”, which was the nearest the whalers could get to his Maori name. by Bernard John Foster, M.A., Research Officer, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington. More Maoriland Adventures of J. W. Stack, Reed , A. H. (ed.) (1936) History of Otago , McLintock, A. H. (1949) New Zealand …
… of older trees a litter of bark forms a mound known by the Maori name of puka. Leaf litter has the power of leaching … gum is a romantic one, and is interwoven with the early history of New Zealand. Trees were first sought after by the …
… later altered to serpentinites. Still later in geological history there was deposited a series of impure limestone, … can be found alive. The dunes also abound in ancient Maori middens, wherein are human bones and obsidian flakes …
… country. The most spectacular episode in the economic history of Hawke's Bay has been the making of the Heretaunga … vicinity of the Ngaruroro River, originally bought from the Maori owners by a syndicate known as the Twelve Apostles, …
… of Statistics (1950), Appendix B – War Service Official History of New Zealand's Effort in the Great War Vol. 4, Drew, H. T. B. (1923) The Maori in the Great War , Cowan, J. (1926). …
… journal in Palmerston North, he then entered the field of history with two volumes on local history, Old Marlborough (1900) and Old Manawatu (1903). In … Turnbull Library in succession to that student of the Maori, Elsdon Best. He became the first chairman of the …
… from originals to conform with modern census definition of Maori). For 1931 and 1941, estimated population at end of … Gould, B.A.(LOND.), M.A.(BRISTOL), Professor of Economic History, Victoria University of Wellington. New Zealand in … Changes of a Quarter Century , Sutch, W. B. (1959) A History of New Zealand , Sinclair, K. (1959). …
… the basis of the understanding and mutual respect between Maoris and Europeans which this country now enjoys. In the … The township of Russell has many relics of its early history. Originally called Kororareka, it adopted the name … the countryside, many private houses associated with early history still exist. At Pakaraka the residence of the Rev. …