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… mentor, counsellor, and technical instructor to his Maori flock. Because he himself was deeply interested in … he imported wheat and English fruit trees and taught the Maoris agricultural husbandry. The mission wheatfields … at Mangere on 8 June 1865. Morgan has gone down in local history as the man “who civilised the Waikato”. It is …
… the green vegetation of the surrounding hills. The original Maori spelling is Nga-ra-o-Kupe (the sails of Kupe) and the story connected with this, according to Percy Smith ( History and Traditions of the Maori of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand, prior …
… settlers in New Zealand and an estimated 70 per cent of the Maoris. By 1861 Auckland's European population was surpassed … between it and all other districts steadily widened. If the Maori population is included in provincial totals (the Maori … been the most populous province. Auckland has a longer history of continuous European enterprise than any other …
… previous to Marsden's effort in 1820, described only the Maori settlements and plantations he had seen, Marsden … A few days later both missionaries crossed the harbour in a Maori canoe but could not navigate the entrance because of … , Vol. 12 (1956), “Aspects of the Pleistocene and Recent History of the Auckland Isthmus”, Searle, E. J. …
… of historical explanation by modern philosophers. The Maori Wars would offer an admirable battleground for the … students, who are likely to judge, in the light of the history of nationalism since 1860, that more European …
… Leaving the Old Home, Shipboard Life, First Sight of Maoriland. At this point the authors usually pause to give us the history, geography, flora, fauna, Maori customs, and so on … in 1850 “Crewe” plunges – after preliminary chapters on history from Hawaiki to Hobson – into every experience which …
… standards. It was in 1918 that the greatest epidemic in the history of the country swept New Zealand with grim results. … in excess of 6,700. A total of 5,516 Europeans died, and Maori fatalities were estimated at over 1,200. Deaths in …
… sequence of five-yearly censuses was resumed in 1951. The Maori Census The first census of the Maori population was taken between September 1857 and … Accustomed as they were to the oral transmission of tribal history, legends, and information of all kinds, they were …
… or “Dicky” Barrett, as he was known and revered by the Maoris, is intimately associated with the earliest history of Wellington. On his marriage with Rangi he became connected with one of the high-born Maori families. When he was greeted in 1839 in Ship Cove, …
… College, his subjects being classics, English, and history. He soon showed exceptional ability at improvising … offering help to students who wished to take philosophy and history, became too burdensome. Hence in 1879, encouraged by … collection of artefacts from many different islands. Maori and Polynesian (1907) stresses the Caucasian element …