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… possible to widen his appreciation of the country and its history. Like a Sovereign's, the Governor-General's duties … aware of its Governor-General than at any other time in its history. Bledisloe's term coincided with the world … of the many trophies he donated are the Ahuwhenua Cup for Maori farmers, and the Bledisloe Cup for rugby football …
… extreme northerly coast. At Doubtless Bay he treated the Maoris with disproportionate severity and, with a captive … a dozen of his men, and the French retaliation (about 200 Maoris were killed), has the dubious distinction of being the most violent episode in the early history of racial contact in New Zealand. Nearly 20 years …
… the missionaries) as an effective force, and defeated the Maoris. Not all the settlers, of course, were possessors: … the non-possessors can account for the whole of New Zealand history from Grey's premiership (1877–79) to the present … did the myth of the non-possessors expand to include the Maoris as a deprived group; until that time the heroes of …
… forms which have been used consistently throughout the history of our people. Many of these, such as arches, … many types of memorial. The Logan Campbell Memorial to the Maori people on One Tree Hill, Auckland, designed by R. A. …
… them by the Company. In 1846, with Brunner, Heaphy, and a Maori guide, Kehu, Fox explored the country round Lakes … by the creation of new provinces. But relations with the Maoris claimed most of the attention of the Ministry. The … Morrell, M.A.(N.Z.), D.PHIL.(OXON.), Professorial Fellow, History and Political Science Department, University of …
… a French whaler from Havre, negotiated with a number of Maori chiefs for the purchase of a portion (30,000 acres) of … the original deed was drawn up and that very few of the Maoris who had signed this had received the subsequent … OLC/1048 (Nanto-Bordelaise Company) , National Archives History of Canterbury , Vol. 1, Hight, J., Straubel, C. R. …
… concretions of varying size and roundness. The Maoris have left relics of their prior occupation of the … ovens, and middens which have yielded human bones. The history of early European ownership of the island is bound … noting that the island was originally purchased from the Maoris by J. Taylor in 1837. Conflicting dates have been …
… and also wrote several books. These include A School History of New Zealand (1889), Through Atolls and Islands in … Point of View , which appeared anonymously in 1897. A Maori scholar of note, he was the author of Native Lands and …
… may be regarded as hovering vaguely on the borderland of history, and seldom–if ever–entering the realm of art. Early … 1642, the subject being his unfortunate clash with the Maoris at Murderers', now Golden, Bay. The sketch by an … of timber cutting at Hokianga, which is a landmark in the history of art in this country. The brooding calm and …
… surprise attack by Ngati Whatua armed only with traditional Maori weapons. Eighteen years later this defeat was amply … earlier. By one of those strange alliances not uncommon in Maori history, the Ngapuhi were joined by Ngati Haua, a …