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SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in aTHE MUSKET WARS
Musket Wars. Ngāpuhi raiding party. Thousands of Māori died in the intertribal Musket Wars of the 1810s, 1820s and 1830s. Many more were enslaved or became refugees. Northern rivals Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua led the way, but all the tribes were soon trading for muskets. Muskets (ngutu pārera) changed the face of intertribal warfare THIS WEEK IN HISTORY What may have sparked the infamous 1943 'Battle of Manners Street'? An American serviceman made fun of rugby while drinking in a Wellington bar. Soldiers from the southern United States stationed in Wellington insulted local Māori. American servicemen on a night out in Wellington got into a fight over a local woman. A protest marchcriticising
TUNNELLING COMPANY
The New Zealand Tunnelling Company formed in October 1915 was made up mainly of experienced miners. It worked exclusively on the Western Front from March 1916 until the end of the war, serving separately from the rest of the New Zealand Division. It conducted mine warfare in 1916 before switching to preparing underground caverns aroundArras.
RUA KĒNANA
Rua Kēnana was a Tūhoe prophet who set up a community at Maungapōhatu in the Urewera mountains. In 1916 he was arrested for sedition for his opposition to Māori conscription in the First World War. His trial was one of the longest in New Zealand's legal history. KORORAREKA | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE 6 March 1830. Outbreak of the 'Girls' War' at Kororāreka. The so-called ‘Girls‘ War’ was fought between northern and southern Ngāpuhi at Kororāreka (now Russell). Up to 100 Māori were killed or wounded in the fighting, after which the northern alliance took control of the important settlement. KAWHIA | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Kāwhia was closed to Europeans after the Waikato land wars of the 1860s. In 1880 the government bought a block of land previously owned by an early settler. The new town of Kāwhia was laid out at Pouewe on the northern shores of the harbour in 1882. King Tāwhiao was not consulted, but eventually agreed to the town’s establishment, and RUSSELL | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Russell is an historic spot, dating from the early 19th century and known until the early 1840s as Kororāreka. In the 1830s it was a lawless trading centre where whalers, seafarers and merchants mixed with adventurers, deserters and escaped convicts from Australia. Towering above the township is Maiki Hill, topped by a flagstaff.MĀTAKITAKI PĀ
Mātakitaki pā was built on a narrow strip of land at the junction of the Waipā River and the Mangapiko Stream. The name Mātakitaki covers three sections, Mātakitaki to the north-west, Taura-Kohia, and Puketutu to the east. The waterways and riverbanks provided the main defences, which Waikato supplemented with the usual ditches andpalisades.
ARREST OF RUA KĒNANA Arrest of Rua Kēnana. Rua Kēnana and his son Whatu, handcuffed (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-028072-F) On Sunday 2 April 1916, 57 police raided the Ngāi Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu in the Urewera Ranges. In 1907, the prophet and community leader Rua Kēnana had attracted 600 followers to Maungapōhatu. While many Pākehā sawthe
SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in aTHE MUSKET WARS
Musket Wars. Ngāpuhi raiding party. Thousands of Māori died in the intertribal Musket Wars of the 1810s, 1820s and 1830s. Many more were enslaved or became refugees. Northern rivals Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua led the way, but all the tribes were soon trading for muskets. Muskets (ngutu pārera) changed the face of intertribal warfare THIS WEEK IN HISTORY What may have sparked the infamous 1943 'Battle of Manners Street'? An American serviceman made fun of rugby while drinking in a Wellington bar. Soldiers from the southern United States stationed in Wellington insulted local Māori. American servicemen on a night out in Wellington got into a fight over a local woman. A protest marchcriticising
TUNNELLING COMPANY
The New Zealand Tunnelling Company formed in October 1915 was made up mainly of experienced miners. It worked exclusively on the Western Front from March 1916 until the end of the war, serving separately from the rest of the New Zealand Division. It conducted mine warfare in 1916 before switching to preparing underground caverns aroundArras.
RUA KĒNANA
Rua Kēnana was a Tūhoe prophet who set up a community at Maungapōhatu in the Urewera mountains. In 1916 he was arrested for sedition for his opposition to Māori conscription in the First World War. His trial was one of the longest in New Zealand's legal history. KORORAREKA | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE 6 March 1830. Outbreak of the 'Girls' War' at Kororāreka. The so-called ‘Girls‘ War’ was fought between northern and southern Ngāpuhi at Kororāreka (now Russell). Up to 100 Māori were killed or wounded in the fighting, after which the northern alliance took control of the important settlement. KAWHIA | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Kāwhia was closed to Europeans after the Waikato land wars of the 1860s. In 1880 the government bought a block of land previously owned by an early settler. The new town of Kāwhia was laid out at Pouewe on the northern shores of the harbour in 1882. King Tāwhiao was not consulted, but eventually agreed to the town’s establishment, and RUSSELL | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Russell is an historic spot, dating from the early 19th century and known until the early 1840s as Kororāreka. In the 1830s it was a lawless trading centre where whalers, seafarers and merchants mixed with adventurers, deserters and escaped convicts from Australia. Towering above the township is Maiki Hill, topped by a flagstaff.MĀTAKITAKI PĀ
Mātakitaki pā was built on a narrow strip of land at the junction of the Waipā River and the Mangapiko Stream. The name Mātakitaki covers three sections, Mātakitaki to the north-west, Taura-Kohia, and Puketutu to the east. The waterways and riverbanks provided the main defences, which Waikato supplemented with the usual ditches andpalisades.
BROWSE NZ HISTORY
Follow Us. Check out the links below to like us, follow us, and get the latest from NZHistory PEOPLING NEW ZEALAND An assisted scheme for immigrants from Britain was introduced in July 1947, and large numbers of people also began arriving on their own initiative. Bert Bockett was appointed Secretary for Labour in April 1947. The Labour Department was responsible for setting up and administering the assisted immigration scheme, and one of Bockett's PRESERVING THE DOCUMENTS The Treaty of Waitangi is currently on display in the He Tohu exhibition at the National Library of New Zealand in Wellington. It has not always been so secure. Water, time and WAR AND REMEMBRANCE ACTIVITIES War has played a defining role in shaping our nation since we first sent troops overseas to South Africa in 1899. As the centenary of the the First World War (2014-18) approaches, many New Zealanders will reflect on our nation's experiences of war and the impact of conflicton our society.
NEW ZEALAND AND LE QUESNOY It was the New Zealand Division's final action of the First World War. On 4 November 1918, just a week before the Armistice was signed, New Zealand troops stormed the walled French town of Le Quesnoy. The 90 men killed were among the last of the 12,483 who fell on the WesternFront.
TALES OF SIGNIFICANCE Slide 3: How significant was Neil Roberts? Remembered: Not very much, except within some punk and anarchist communities and perhaps some people living in the Whanganui region. Resulting in change: Not really.In fact, he was unsuccessful in blowing up the supercomputer and since this time surveillance has increased markedly. NEW ZEALANDERS GO TO THE POLLS IN FIRST MMP ELECTION In the first general election held under the new mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) voting system, New Zealand voters selected 120 members of Parliament through a mixture of electorate contests and party lists. WYNDHAM LODGE ROLL OF HONOUR BOARDS The roll of honour boards from Alma Lodge IOOF No.34 in Wyndham. Find out more about the men listed at the Auckland Mueseum Cenotaphwebsite.
LOCATION: WYNDHAM LODGE ROLLS OF HONOUR Follow Us. Check out the links below to like us, follow us, and get the latest from NZHistory LOCATION: BALFOUR SCHOOL ROLL OF HONOUR Follow Us. Check out the links below to like us, follow us, and get the latest from NZHistoryNEW ZEALAND HISTORY
Women's Suffrage Petition. The 1893 Women's suffrage petition — signed by more than 25,000 women, about a fifth of the enture adult European female population — helped pave the way for the passage of New Zealand's world-leading Electoral Act in September 1893. THE DAWN RAIDS: CAUSES, IMPACTS AND LEGACYTHE MUSKET WARS
Musket Wars. Ngāpuhi raiding party. Thousands of Māori died in the intertribal Musket Wars of the 1810s, 1820s and 1830s. Many more were enslaved or became refugees. Northern rivals Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua led the way, but all the tribes were soon trading for muskets. Muskets (ngutu pārera) changed the face of intertribal warfareROYAL TOURS
Royal Visit of 1953-54. For those New Zealanders old enough to have experienced it, the visit of the young Queen and her dashing husband, Prince Philip, to New Zealand in the summer of 1953-54 is a never-to-be forgotten event. Why was the royal visit of 1953/4 greeted with such enthusiasm by New Zealanders? For many Māori the royalvisit
SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in a EL ALAMEIN - THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN The New Zealand Division played a key role in the second Battle of El Alamein, which began on 23 October 1942. Its task, along with South African, Australian and British divisions, was to 'break in' through the enemy defences, which were now covered by deep minefields. At 9.40 p.m. the skies around El Alamein lit up as around 900 guns opened DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TEXTS THE 1918 FLU PANDEMIC In the early 21st century, anxiety over the danger of Influenza A virus subtypes H5N1 (avian flu) and H1N1 (swine flu), and the COVID-19 coronavirus, has revived interest in New Zealand's worst disease outbreak, the lethal influenza pandemic that struck between Octoberand December 1918.
JEAN BATTEN
Jean Batten. Jean Batten was New Zealand's greatest aviator, celebrated around the world for her heroic solo flights during the 1930s. Following her success she moved in and out of public view before dying in obscurity in Majorca, Spain, in 1982. Jane Gardner Batten was born on 15 September 1909 in Rotorua. She soon became knownas Jean.
A MOUSTACHE TIMELINENEW ZEALAND HISTORY
Women's Suffrage Petition. The 1893 Women's suffrage petition — signed by more than 25,000 women, about a fifth of the enture adult European female population — helped pave the way for the passage of New Zealand's world-leading Electoral Act in September 1893. THE DAWN RAIDS: CAUSES, IMPACTS AND LEGACYTHE MUSKET WARS
Musket Wars. Ngāpuhi raiding party. Thousands of Māori died in the intertribal Musket Wars of the 1810s, 1820s and 1830s. Many more were enslaved or became refugees. Northern rivals Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua led the way, but all the tribes were soon trading for muskets. Muskets (ngutu pārera) changed the face of intertribal warfareROYAL TOURS
Royal Visit of 1953-54. For those New Zealanders old enough to have experienced it, the visit of the young Queen and her dashing husband, Prince Philip, to New Zealand in the summer of 1953-54 is a never-to-be forgotten event. Why was the royal visit of 1953/4 greeted with such enthusiasm by New Zealanders? For many Māori the royalvisit
SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in a EL ALAMEIN - THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN The New Zealand Division played a key role in the second Battle of El Alamein, which began on 23 October 1942. Its task, along with South African, Australian and British divisions, was to 'break in' through the enemy defences, which were now covered by deep minefields. At 9.40 p.m. the skies around El Alamein lit up as around 900 guns opened DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TEXTS THE 1918 FLU PANDEMIC In the early 21st century, anxiety over the danger of Influenza A virus subtypes H5N1 (avian flu) and H1N1 (swine flu), and the COVID-19 coronavirus, has revived interest in New Zealand's worst disease outbreak, the lethal influenza pandemic that struck between Octoberand December 1918.
JEAN BATTEN
Jean Batten. Jean Batten was New Zealand's greatest aviator, celebrated around the world for her heroic solo flights during the 1930s. Following her success she moved in and out of public view before dying in obscurity in Majorca, Spain, in 1982. Jane Gardner Batten was born on 15 September 1909 in Rotorua. She soon became knownas Jean.
A MOUSTACHE TIMELINE HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND, 1769-1914 Busby attempted to create a sense of identity and collective government by encouraging northern chiefs to choose a flag to represent New Zealand (1834) and sign a Declaration of Independence of New Zealand (1835). The 34 chiefs who initially signed the declaration called upon King William IV of Great Britain to become their ‘fatherand protector’.
READ THE TREATY
Read the Treaty. New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, was prepared over just a few days in February 1840. On the day that it was first signed, there were versions in English and Maori. See also a pdf version with explanatory footnotes by ProfessorHugh Kawharu.
FIRST PAST THE POST
The road to MMP. Election cartoon, 1972. Almost all New Zealand elections between 1853 and 1996 were held under the first past the post (FPP) or plurality system. Under the FPP system, each voter has one vote and the candidate who receives the most votes in each electorate is the winner. Successful candidates do not need to win anabsolute
RANGIRIRI - WAR IN WAIKATO The decisive battle for Waikato was fought in November 1863 at Rangiriri, where a Māori defensive line was constructed along a ridge between the river and Lake Waikare. The defences consisted of an entrenched parapet with ditches on both sides. Concealed rifle pits covered by fern were protected by wooden stakes driven into theground.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TEXTS Read the Treaty. The Treaty of Waitangi has two texts. The Māori version is not an exact translation of the English. There has been much debate over the differences – how they came to be and what they mean. Some people argue that there are two treaties: teBASTION POINT
It was given to the Crown by Ngāti Whātua as a defence site during the Russian scare of 1885. In 1977–78 a 506-day protest against a proposed Crown sale was held there. The obelisk in Savage Memorial Park on Bastion Point commemorates the burial place of Michael Joseph Savage, first Labour prime minister, who died in 1940. 'SIX O'CLOCK SWILL' BEGINS Six p.m. closing of pubs was introduced as a temporary wartime measure. It ushered in what became known as the 'six o'clock swill', in which patrons drank their fill before closing time. The practice was to last for 50 years. A MOUSTACHE TIMELINE Moustaches returned as men wore their rebellion as a fashion and lifestyle statement. Football World Cup team, 1981. The 1970s and early 1980s were another heyday for the moustache. No longer was a hairy moustache an outward sign of disaffected youth. Every second man seemed to have a moustache. WYNDHAM LODGE ROLL OF HONOUR BOARDS The roll of honour boards from Alma Lodge IOOF No.34 in Wyndham. Find out more about the men listed at the Auckland Mueseum Cenotaphwebsite.
KATE SHEPPARD
Kate Sheppard was the leading light of the New Zealand women’s suffrage movement. In recent years her contribution to New Zealand’s identity has been acknowledged on the $10 note and a commemorative stamp.. Born in Liverpool in 1847, Kate Malcolm migrated to Christchurch in her early twenties and in 1871 married merchant WalterSheppard.
ARREST OF RUA KĒNANA Arrest of Rua Kēnana. Rua Kēnana and his son Whatu, handcuffed (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-028072-F) On Sunday 2 April 1916, 57 police raided the Ngāi Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu in the Urewera Ranges. In 1907, the prophet and community leader Rua Kēnana had attracted 600 followers to Maungapōhatu. While many Pākehā sawthe
SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in aTHE MUSKET WARS
Musket Wars. Ngāpuhi raiding party. Thousands of Māori died in the intertribal Musket Wars of the 1810s, 1820s and 1830s. Many more were enslaved or became refugees. Northern rivals Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua led the way, but all the tribes were soon trading for muskets. Muskets (ngutu pārera) changed the face of intertribal warfare THE DAWN RAIDS: CAUSES, IMPACTS AND LEGACY POLL TAX IMPOSED ON CHINESE Poll tax imposed on Chinese. Parliament passed the Chinese Immigrants Act. After this received the Royal Assent, a ‘poll tax’ of £10 (equivalent to $1770 in 2020) was imposed on Chinese migrants and the number allowed to land from each ship arriving in New Zealand was restricted. Only one Chinese passenger was allowed for every 10 tonsof
TUNNELLING COMPANY
The New Zealand Tunnelling Company formed in October 1915 was made up mainly of experienced miners. It worked exclusively on the Western Front from March 1916 until the end of the war, serving separately from the rest of the New Zealand Division. It conducted mine warfare in 1916 before switching to preparing underground caverns aroundArras.
ENGINEERS - SPECIALIST UNITS OF THE NZEF The engineers were the army’s skilled tradesmen, maintaining communications, railways, roads, water supply, bridges and transport, as well as building fortifications and maintaining weapons. Their overall aim was to assist the movement of friendly forces and obstruct the movement of enemy forces. In 1914 the NZEF included only anEngineers
KAWHIA | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Kāwhia was closed to Europeans after the Waikato land wars of the 1860s. In 1880 the government bought a block of land previously owned by an early settler. The new town of Kāwhia was laid out at Pouewe on the northern shores of the harbour in 1882. King Tāwhiao was not consulted, but eventually agreed to the town’s establishment, and HĀMI GRACE GREAT WAR STORY The video for this story about First World War soldier Hāmi Grace screened on TV3 News on 18 April 2015. An old boy of Wellington College, Thomas (Hāmi) Marshall Percy Grace of Ngāti Tūwharetoa was a talented sportsman. He played rugby for the New Zealand Māori teams that toured New Zealand in 1911 and Australia in 1913. HENRY FISH | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Henry Fish. An able but controversial politician, Henry Smith Fish is best remembered for his aggressive attempts to prevent women getting the vote. He was born in London in 1838 and travelled with his family to Melbourne as a child. In 1863 he came to Dunedin, where he worked for the family painting and glazing business and in 1867 became a ARREST OF RUA KĒNANA Arrest of Rua Kēnana. Rua Kēnana and his son Whatu, handcuffed (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-028072-F) On Sunday 2 April 1916, 57 police raided the Ngāi Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu in the Urewera Ranges. In 1907, the prophet and community leader Rua Kēnana had attracted 600 followers to Maungapōhatu. While many Pākehā sawthe
SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in aTHE MUSKET WARS
Musket Wars. Ngāpuhi raiding party. Thousands of Māori died in the intertribal Musket Wars of the 1810s, 1820s and 1830s. Many more were enslaved or became refugees. Northern rivals Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua led the way, but all the tribes were soon trading for muskets. Muskets (ngutu pārera) changed the face of intertribal warfare THE DAWN RAIDS: CAUSES, IMPACTS AND LEGACY POLL TAX IMPOSED ON CHINESE Poll tax imposed on Chinese. Parliament passed the Chinese Immigrants Act. After this received the Royal Assent, a ‘poll tax’ of £10 (equivalent to $1770 in 2020) was imposed on Chinese migrants and the number allowed to land from each ship arriving in New Zealand was restricted. Only one Chinese passenger was allowed for every 10 tonsof
TUNNELLING COMPANY
The New Zealand Tunnelling Company formed in October 1915 was made up mainly of experienced miners. It worked exclusively on the Western Front from March 1916 until the end of the war, serving separately from the rest of the New Zealand Division. It conducted mine warfare in 1916 before switching to preparing underground caverns aroundArras.
ENGINEERS - SPECIALIST UNITS OF THE NZEF The engineers were the army’s skilled tradesmen, maintaining communications, railways, roads, water supply, bridges and transport, as well as building fortifications and maintaining weapons. Their overall aim was to assist the movement of friendly forces and obstruct the movement of enemy forces. In 1914 the NZEF included only anEngineers
KAWHIA | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Kāwhia was closed to Europeans after the Waikato land wars of the 1860s. In 1880 the government bought a block of land previously owned by an early settler. The new town of Kāwhia was laid out at Pouewe on the northern shores of the harbour in 1882. King Tāwhiao was not consulted, but eventually agreed to the town’s establishment, and HĀMI GRACE GREAT WAR STORY The video for this story about First World War soldier Hāmi Grace screened on TV3 News on 18 April 2015. An old boy of Wellington College, Thomas (Hāmi) Marshall Percy Grace of Ngāti Tūwharetoa was a talented sportsman. He played rugby for the New Zealand Māori teams that toured New Zealand in 1911 and Australia in 1913. HENRY FISH | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Henry Fish. An able but controversial politician, Henry Smith Fish is best remembered for his aggressive attempts to prevent women getting the vote. He was born in London in 1838 and travelled with his family to Melbourne as a child. In 1863 he came to Dunedin, where he worked for the family painting and glazing business and in 1867 became a THE DAWN RAIDS: CAUSES, IMPACTS AND LEGACY The recent apology to Māori by media company Stuff for historic racist reporting opens the possibility of an acknowledgement of racism towards Pacific people. In 2002 Prime Minister Helen Clark issued formal apologies to Samoa for ‘New Zealand’s administration of Samoa in its earlier years’ and New Zealand’s Chinese community ‘for the discrimination suffered by those subjected to ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL IMPACT The First World War opened the Pacific Islands to the world more than they ever had been before. The Cook Islands and Niue farewelled their men on a journey to war that was beyond comprehension. The men who returned were changed. During their time in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) they had experienced a whole new life.ROYAL TOURS
Royal Visit of 1953-54. For those New Zealanders old enough to have experienced it, the visit of the young Queen and her dashing husband, Prince Philip, to New Zealand in the summer of 1953-54 is a never-to-be forgotten event. Why was the royal visit of 1953/4 greeted with such enthusiasm by New Zealanders? For many Māori the royalvisit
FURTHER INFORMATION
Links. Waitangi Tribunal site discussing the principles of the Treaty; View the Treaty at Archives New Zealand; Treaty 2 U website - includes both historical and contemporary claim information, as well as interactives within the cool stuff tab.; Books. Facsimiles of the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Waitangi, Government Printer, Wellington, 1976 NEW ZEALAND AND LE QUESNOY It was the New Zealand Division's final action of the First World War. On 4 November 1918, just a week before the Armistice was signed, New Zealand troops stormed the walled French town of Le Quesnoy. The 90 men killed were among the last of the 12,483 who fell on the WesternFront.
OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES REGIMENT Part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.. The Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment was one of four regional mounted rifles regiments raised to serve overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World War (the others were the Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury regiments). It never served as part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles NORTH ISLAND INFLUENZA DEATH RATES These figures are taken from Geoffrey Rice, Black November: the 1918 influenza pandemic, Canterbury University Press, 2005.The population figures are those of the 1916 census. Death rate is per 1,000 of population. Māori populations for counties are inclusive of interiorboroughs.
BASTION POINT
It was given to the Crown by Ngāti Whātua as a defence site during the Russian scare of 1885. In 1977–78 a 506-day protest against a proposed Crown sale was held there. The obelisk in Savage Memorial Park on Bastion Point commemorates the burial place of Michael Joseph Savage, first Labour prime minister, who died in 1940. HENRY FISH | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Henry Fish. An able but controversial politician, Henry Smith Fish is best remembered for his aggressive attempts to prevent women getting the vote. He was born in London in 1838 and travelled with his family to Melbourne as a child. In 1863 he came to Dunedin, where he worked for the family painting and glazing business and in 1867 became a BALFOUR SCHOOL ROLL OF HONOUR BOARD The First World War Roll of Honour Board from Balfour school. Find out more about the men listed at the Auckland Mueseum Cenotaph website.NEW ZEALAND HISTORY
Women's Suffrage Petition. The 1893 Women's suffrage petition — signed by more than 25,000 women, about a fifth of the enture adult European female population — helped pave the way for the passage of New Zealand's world-leading Electoral Act in September 1893. ARREST OF RUA KĒNANA Arrest of Rua Kēnana. Rua Kēnana and his son Whatu, handcuffed (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-028072-F) On Sunday 2 April 1916, 57 police raided the Ngāi Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu in the Urewera Ranges. In 1907, the prophet and community leader Rua Kēnana had attracted 600 followers to Maungapōhatu. While many Pākehā sawthe
SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in a THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN The Italian Campaign. New Zealand soldier at Trieste, 1945. Tens of thousands of New Zealanders fought their way through Italy from late-1943 to mid-1945 as part of the vast multinational force assembled to roll back Axis aggression during the Second World War. Although the Italian government had surrendered shortly after theAllied invasion in
THE NGĀI TAHU CLAIMMĀORI AND THE VOTE
Māori and the vote. The involvement of the indigenous Māori people in New Zealand's electoral system is one of the most remarkable stories in this country's political history. Although New Zealand's 1852 constitution was theoretically colour-blind, very few Māori were able to vote in early elections because they owned their landscommunally.
THE ARMS RACE
Earthworks, trenches and heavier palisades made successful attack much harder. The demise of Hongi also hastened the end of large-scale campaigning. He was severely wounded in 1827 while fighting his Ngāti Uru kin at Whangaroa. He lingered, partially paralysed, until his death in March 1828. Even then, Hongi’s enemies feared a revengeattack
NIREAHA TĀMAKI
Nireaha Tāmaki. Nireaha Tāmaki, of Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu, was born on the Manawatū River some time in the mid-1830s. He is perhaps best known for his bitter struggle to retain lands within the large Mangatainoka block, which the government was determined to purchase for railway construction. The conflict reached a head in1894.
HENRY FISH | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Henry Fish. An able but controversial politician, Henry Smith Fish is best remembered for his aggressive attempts to prevent women getting the vote. He was born in London in 1838 and travelled with his family to Melbourne as a child. In 1863 he came to Dunedin, where he worked for the family painting and glazing business and in 1867 became aCATHERINE CAMPBELL
Biography contributed by Dr Niki Francis. Catherine McINNES was born on 15 May 1858 at Waipu to Ewen McINNES (c1821-1897) and Mary McBAIN(c.1831-1918).
NEW ZEALAND HISTORY
Women's Suffrage Petition. The 1893 Women's suffrage petition — signed by more than 25,000 women, about a fifth of the enture adult European female population — helped pave the way for the passage of New Zealand's world-leading Electoral Act in September 1893. ARREST OF RUA KĒNANA Arrest of Rua Kēnana. Rua Kēnana and his son Whatu, handcuffed (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-028072-F) On Sunday 2 April 1916, 57 police raided the Ngāi Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu in the Urewera Ranges. In 1907, the prophet and community leader Rua Kēnana had attracted 600 followers to Maungapōhatu. While many Pākehā sawthe
SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in a THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN The Italian Campaign. New Zealand soldier at Trieste, 1945. Tens of thousands of New Zealanders fought their way through Italy from late-1943 to mid-1945 as part of the vast multinational force assembled to roll back Axis aggression during the Second World War. Although the Italian government had surrendered shortly after theAllied invasion in
MĀORI AND THE VOTE
Māori and the vote. The involvement of the indigenous Māori people in New Zealand's electoral system is one of the most remarkable stories in this country's political history. Although New Zealand's 1852 constitution was theoretically colour-blind, very few Māori were able to vote in early elections because they owned their landscommunally.
THE NGĀI TAHU CLAIMTHE ARMS RACE
Earthworks, trenches and heavier palisades made successful attack much harder. The demise of Hongi also hastened the end of large-scale campaigning. He was severely wounded in 1827 while fighting his Ngāti Uru kin at Whangaroa. He lingered, partially paralysed, until his death in March 1828. Even then, Hongi’s enemies feared a revengeattack
NIREAHA TĀMAKI
Nireaha Tāmaki. Nireaha Tāmaki, of Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu, was born on the Manawatū River some time in the mid-1830s. He is perhaps best known for his bitter struggle to retain lands within the large Mangatainoka block, which the government was determined to purchase for railway construction. The conflict reached a head in1894.
HENRY FISH | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Henry Fish. An able but controversial politician, Henry Smith Fish is best remembered for his aggressive attempts to prevent women getting the vote. He was born in London in 1838 and travelled with his family to Melbourne as a child. In 1863 he came to Dunedin, where he worked for the family painting and glazing business and in 1867 became aCATHERINE CAMPBELL
Biography contributed by Dr Niki Francis. Catherine McINNES was born on 15 May 1858 at Waipu to Ewen McINNES (c1821-1897) and Mary McBAIN(c.1831-1918).
NZ MEMORIALS REGISTER MAP NZ memorials register map. Click on pins to find links to memorial pages. Zoom in to find exact locations using Satellite, Map or Street views. Memorials are also listed alphabetically below the map. Find links to regional memorial maps to the right. Download a KML file of this map to view in Google Earth. Read about the register here. THE DAWN RAIDS: CAUSES, IMPACTS AND LEGACY The recent apology to Māori by media company Stuff for historic racist reporting opens the possibility of an acknowledgement of racism towards Pacific people. In 2002 Prime Minister Helen Clark issued formal apologies to Samoa for ‘New Zealand’s administration of Samoa in its earlier years’ and New Zealand’s Chinese community ‘for the discrimination suffered by those subjected to PEOPLING NEW ZEALAND An assisted scheme for immigrants from Britain was introduced in July 1947, and large numbers of people also began arriving on their own initiative. Bert Bockett was appointed Secretary for Labour in April 1947. The Labour Department was responsible for setting up and administering the assisted immigration scheme, and one of Bockett'sTHE MUSKET WARS
Musket Wars. Ngāpuhi raiding party. Thousands of Māori died in the intertribal Musket Wars of the 1810s, 1820s and 1830s. Many more were enslaved or became refugees. Northern rivals Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua led the way, but all the tribes were soon trading for muskets. Muskets (ngutu pārera) changed the face of intertribal warfareWAR IN WAIKATO
The key conflict of the New Zealand Wars had begun. Construction of a military road into Waikato had begun in January 1862. Grey used Kīngitanga involvement in the fighting in Taranaki and rumours of an imminent Māori attack on Auckland to ensure the backing of his British masters. Eventually available to him were 12,000 imperialtroops as
PŌTATAU TE WHEROWHERO Pōtatau Te Wherowhero. In April 1857, at Rangiriri, Pōtatau agreed to become king. He was crowned and anointed at Ngāruawāhia in June 1858. At his installation, many North Island chiefs laid their lands at Pōtatau’s feet. Many mountains, the pou (boundaries) of the Rohe Pōtae (Kīngitanga territory), were named as the guardians of the OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES REGIMENT Part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.. The Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment was one of four regional mounted rifles regiments raised to serve overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World War (the others were the Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury regiments). It never served as part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles 'SIX O'CLOCK SWILL' BEGINS Six p.m. closing of pubs was introduced as a temporary wartime measure. It ushered in what became known as the 'six o'clock swill', in which patrons drank their fill before closing time. The practice was to last for 50 years. KAWHIA | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Kāwhia was closed to Europeans after the Waikato land wars of the 1860s. In 1880 the government bought a block of land previously owned by an early settler. The new town of Kāwhia was laid out at Pouewe on the northern shores of the harbour in 1882. King Tāwhiao was not consulted, but eventually agreed to the town’s establishment, andLAND CONFISCATION
The Treaty in practice. Amalgamating Māori into colonial settler society was a key part of British policy in New Zealand after 1840. Economic and social change, along with land-purchase programmes, were central to this process.NEW ZEALAND HISTORY
Women's Suffrage Petition. The 1893 Women's suffrage petition — signed by more than 25,000 women, about a fifth of the enture adult European female population — helped pave the way for the passage of New Zealand's world-leading Electoral Act in September 1893. ARREST OF RUA KĒNANA Arrest of Rua Kēnana. Rua Kēnana and his son Whatu, handcuffed (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-028072-F) On Sunday 2 April 1916, 57 police raided the Ngāi Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu in the Urewera Ranges. In 1907, the prophet and community leader Rua Kēnana had attracted 600 followers to Maungapōhatu. While many Pākehā sawthe
SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in a THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN The Italian Campaign. New Zealand soldier at Trieste, 1945. Tens of thousands of New Zealanders fought their way through Italy from late-1943 to mid-1945 as part of the vast multinational force assembled to roll back Axis aggression during the Second World War. Although the Italian government had surrendered shortly after theAllied invasion in
THE NGĀI TAHU CLAIMMĀORI AND THE VOTE
Māori and the vote. The involvement of the indigenous Māori people in New Zealand's electoral system is one of the most remarkable stories in this country's political history. Although New Zealand's 1852 constitution was theoretically colour-blind, very few Māori were able to vote in early elections because they owned their landscommunally.
THE ARMS RACE
Earthworks, trenches and heavier palisades made successful attack much harder. The demise of Hongi also hastened the end of large-scale campaigning. He was severely wounded in 1827 while fighting his Ngāti Uru kin at Whangaroa. He lingered, partially paralysed, until his death in March 1828. Even then, Hongi’s enemies feared a revengeattack
NIREAHA TĀMAKI
Nireaha Tāmaki. Nireaha Tāmaki, of Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu, was born on the Manawatū River some time in the mid-1830s. He is perhaps best known for his bitter struggle to retain lands within the large Mangatainoka block, which the government was determined to purchase for railway construction. The conflict reached a head in1894.
HENRY FISH | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINEHENRY AND THE FISH MENUHENRY AND THE FISH SANTA FEHENRY SANSSMITH FISH Henry Fish. An able but controversial politician, Henry Smith Fish is best remembered for his aggressive attempts to prevent women getting the vote. He was born in London in 1838 and travelled with his family to Melbourne as a child. In 1863 he came to Dunedin, where he worked for the family painting and glazing business and in 1867 became aCATHERINE CAMPBELL
Biography contributed by Dr Niki Francis. Catherine McINNES was born on 15 May 1858 at Waipu to Ewen McINNES (c1821-1897) and Mary McBAIN(c.1831-1918).
NEW ZEALAND HISTORY
Women's Suffrage Petition. The 1893 Women's suffrage petition — signed by more than 25,000 women, about a fifth of the enture adult European female population — helped pave the way for the passage of New Zealand's world-leading Electoral Act in September 1893. ARREST OF RUA KĒNANA Arrest of Rua Kēnana. Rua Kēnana and his son Whatu, handcuffed (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-028072-F) On Sunday 2 April 1916, 57 police raided the Ngāi Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu in the Urewera Ranges. In 1907, the prophet and community leader Rua Kēnana had attracted 600 followers to Maungapōhatu. While many Pākehā sawthe
SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in a THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN The Italian Campaign. New Zealand soldier at Trieste, 1945. Tens of thousands of New Zealanders fought their way through Italy from late-1943 to mid-1945 as part of the vast multinational force assembled to roll back Axis aggression during the Second World War. Although the Italian government had surrendered shortly after theAllied invasion in
THE NGĀI TAHU CLAIMMĀORI AND THE VOTE
Māori and the vote. The involvement of the indigenous Māori people in New Zealand's electoral system is one of the most remarkable stories in this country's political history. Although New Zealand's 1852 constitution was theoretically colour-blind, very few Māori were able to vote in early elections because they owned their landscommunally.
THE ARMS RACE
Earthworks, trenches and heavier palisades made successful attack much harder. The demise of Hongi also hastened the end of large-scale campaigning. He was severely wounded in 1827 while fighting his Ngāti Uru kin at Whangaroa. He lingered, partially paralysed, until his death in March 1828. Even then, Hongi’s enemies feared a revengeattack
NIREAHA TĀMAKI
Nireaha Tāmaki. Nireaha Tāmaki, of Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu, was born on the Manawatū River some time in the mid-1830s. He is perhaps best known for his bitter struggle to retain lands within the large Mangatainoka block, which the government was determined to purchase for railway construction. The conflict reached a head in1894.
HENRY FISH | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINEHENRY AND THE FISH MENUHENRY AND THE FISH SANTA FEHENRY SANSSMITH FISH Henry Fish. An able but controversial politician, Henry Smith Fish is best remembered for his aggressive attempts to prevent women getting the vote. He was born in London in 1838 and travelled with his family to Melbourne as a child. In 1863 he came to Dunedin, where he worked for the family painting and glazing business and in 1867 became aCATHERINE CAMPBELL
Biography contributed by Dr Niki Francis. Catherine McINNES was born on 15 May 1858 at Waipu to Ewen McINNES (c1821-1897) and Mary McBAIN(c.1831-1918).
NZ MEMORIALS REGISTER MAP NZ memorials register map. Click on pins to find links to memorial pages. Zoom in to find exact locations using Satellite, Map or Street views. Memorials are also listed alphabetically below the map. Find links to regional memorial maps to the right. Download a KML file of this map to view in Google Earth. Read about the register here. THE DAWN RAIDS: CAUSES, IMPACTS AND LEGACY The recent apology to Māori by media company Stuff for historic racist reporting opens the possibility of an acknowledgement of racism towards Pacific people. In 2002 Prime Minister Helen Clark issued formal apologies to Samoa for ‘New Zealand’s administration of Samoa in its earlier years’ and New Zealand’s Chinese community ‘for the discrimination suffered by those subjected to PEOPLING NEW ZEALAND An assisted scheme for immigrants from Britain was introduced in July 1947, and large numbers of people also began arriving on their own initiative. Bert Bockett was appointed Secretary for Labour in April 1947. The Labour Department was responsible for setting up and administering the assisted immigration scheme, and one of Bockett'sTHE MUSKET WARS
Musket Wars. Ngāpuhi raiding party. Thousands of Māori died in the intertribal Musket Wars of the 1810s, 1820s and 1830s. Many more were enslaved or became refugees. Northern rivals Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua led the way, but all the tribes were soon trading for muskets. Muskets (ngutu pārera) changed the face of intertribal warfareWAR IN WAIKATO
The key conflict of the New Zealand Wars had begun. Construction of a military road into Waikato had begun in January 1862. Grey used Kīngitanga involvement in the fighting in Taranaki and rumours of an imminent Māori attack on Auckland to ensure the backing of his British masters. Eventually available to him were 12,000 imperialtroops as
PŌTATAU TE WHEROWHERO Pōtatau Te Wherowhero. In April 1857, at Rangiriri, Pōtatau agreed to become king. He was crowned and anointed at Ngāruawāhia in June 1858. At his installation, many North Island chiefs laid their lands at Pōtatau’s feet. Many mountains, the pou (boundaries) of the Rohe Pōtae (Kīngitanga territory), were named as the guardians of the OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES REGIMENT Part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.. The Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment was one of four regional mounted rifles regiments raised to serve overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World War (the others were the Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury regiments). It never served as part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles 'SIX O'CLOCK SWILL' BEGINS Six p.m. closing of pubs was introduced as a temporary wartime measure. It ushered in what became known as the 'six o'clock swill', in which patrons drank their fill before closing time. The practice was to last for 50 years. KAWHIA | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Kāwhia was closed to Europeans after the Waikato land wars of the 1860s. In 1880 the government bought a block of land previously owned by an early settler. The new town of Kāwhia was laid out at Pouewe on the northern shores of the harbour in 1882. King Tāwhiao was not consulted, but eventually agreed to the town’s establishment, andLAND CONFISCATION
The Treaty in practice. Amalgamating Māori into colonial settler society was a key part of British policy in New Zealand after 1840. Economic and social change, along with land-purchase programmes, were central to this process.NEW ZEALAND HISTORY
Women's Suffrage Petition. The 1893 Women's suffrage petition — signed by more than 25,000 women, about a fifth of the enture adult European female population — helped pave the way for the passage of New Zealand's world-leading Electoral Act in September 1893. ARREST OF RUA KĒNANA Arrest of Rua Kēnana. Rua Kēnana and his son Whatu, handcuffed (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-028072-F) On Sunday 2 April 1916, 57 police raided the Ngāi Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu in the Urewera Ranges. In 1907, the prophet and community leader Rua Kēnana had attracted 600 followers to Maungapōhatu. While many Pākehā sawthe
SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in a THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN The Italian Campaign. New Zealand soldier at Trieste, 1945. Tens of thousands of New Zealanders fought their way through Italy from late-1943 to mid-1945 as part of the vast multinational force assembled to roll back Axis aggression during the Second World War. Although the Italian government had surrendered shortly after theAllied invasion in
THE NGĀI TAHU CLAIMMĀORI AND THE VOTE
Māori and the vote. The involvement of the indigenous Māori people in New Zealand's electoral system is one of the most remarkable stories in this country's political history. Although New Zealand's 1852 constitution was theoretically colour-blind, very few Māori were able to vote in early elections because they owned their landscommunally.
THE ARMS RACE
Earthworks, trenches and heavier palisades made successful attack much harder. The demise of Hongi also hastened the end of large-scale campaigning. He was severely wounded in 1827 while fighting his Ngāti Uru kin at Whangaroa. He lingered, partially paralysed, until his death in March 1828. Even then, Hongi’s enemies feared a revengeattack
NIREAHA TĀMAKI
Nireaha Tāmaki. Nireaha Tāmaki, of Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu, was born on the Manawatū River some time in the mid-1830s. He is perhaps best known for his bitter struggle to retain lands within the large Mangatainoka block, which the government was determined to purchase for railway construction. The conflict reached a head in1894.
HENRY FISH | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINEHENRY AND THE FISH MENUHENRY AND THE FISH SANTA FEHENRY SANSSMITH FISH Henry Fish. An able but controversial politician, Henry Smith Fish is best remembered for his aggressive attempts to prevent women getting the vote. He was born in London in 1838 and travelled with his family to Melbourne as a child. In 1863 he came to Dunedin, where he worked for the family painting and glazing business and in 1867 became aCATHERINE CAMPBELL
Biography contributed by Dr Niki Francis. Catherine McINNES was born on 15 May 1858 at Waipu to Ewen McINNES (c1821-1897) and Mary McBAIN(c.1831-1918).
NEW ZEALAND HISTORY
Women's Suffrage Petition. The 1893 Women's suffrage petition — signed by more than 25,000 women, about a fifth of the enture adult European female population — helped pave the way for the passage of New Zealand's world-leading Electoral Act in September 1893. ARREST OF RUA KĒNANA Arrest of Rua Kēnana. Rua Kēnana and his son Whatu, handcuffed (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-028072-F) On Sunday 2 April 1916, 57 police raided the Ngāi Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu in the Urewera Ranges. In 1907, the prophet and community leader Rua Kēnana had attracted 600 followers to Maungapōhatu. While many Pākehā sawthe
SCHLAEPFER FARM MURDERS, 1992 Schlaepfer farm murders, 1992. On 20 May south Auckland farmer Brian Schlaepfer killed his wife during an argument. He went on to kill his three sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson before committing suicide. His nine-year-old granddaughter Linda was the only one to survive, after hiding in a THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN The Italian Campaign. New Zealand soldier at Trieste, 1945. Tens of thousands of New Zealanders fought their way through Italy from late-1943 to mid-1945 as part of the vast multinational force assembled to roll back Axis aggression during the Second World War. Although the Italian government had surrendered shortly after theAllied invasion in
THE NGĀI TAHU CLAIMMĀORI AND THE VOTE
Māori and the vote. The involvement of the indigenous Māori people in New Zealand's electoral system is one of the most remarkable stories in this country's political history. Although New Zealand's 1852 constitution was theoretically colour-blind, very few Māori were able to vote in early elections because they owned their landscommunally.
THE ARMS RACE
Earthworks, trenches and heavier palisades made successful attack much harder. The demise of Hongi also hastened the end of large-scale campaigning. He was severely wounded in 1827 while fighting his Ngāti Uru kin at Whangaroa. He lingered, partially paralysed, until his death in March 1828. Even then, Hongi’s enemies feared a revengeattack
NIREAHA TĀMAKI
Nireaha Tāmaki. Nireaha Tāmaki, of Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu, was born on the Manawatū River some time in the mid-1830s. He is perhaps best known for his bitter struggle to retain lands within the large Mangatainoka block, which the government was determined to purchase for railway construction. The conflict reached a head in1894.
HENRY FISH | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINEHENRY AND THE FISH MENUHENRY AND THE FISH SANTA FEHENRY SANSSMITH FISH Henry Fish. An able but controversial politician, Henry Smith Fish is best remembered for his aggressive attempts to prevent women getting the vote. He was born in London in 1838 and travelled with his family to Melbourne as a child. In 1863 he came to Dunedin, where he worked for the family painting and glazing business and in 1867 became aCATHERINE CAMPBELL
Biography contributed by Dr Niki Francis. Catherine McINNES was born on 15 May 1858 at Waipu to Ewen McINNES (c1821-1897) and Mary McBAIN(c.1831-1918).
NZ MEMORIALS REGISTER MAP NZ memorials register map. Click on pins to find links to memorial pages. Zoom in to find exact locations using Satellite, Map or Street views. Memorials are also listed alphabetically below the map. Find links to regional memorial maps to the right. Download a KML file of this map to view in Google Earth. Read about the register here. THE DAWN RAIDS: CAUSES, IMPACTS AND LEGACY The recent apology to Māori by media company Stuff for historic racist reporting opens the possibility of an acknowledgement of racism towards Pacific people. In 2002 Prime Minister Helen Clark issued formal apologies to Samoa for ‘New Zealand’s administration of Samoa in its earlier years’ and New Zealand’s Chinese community ‘for the discrimination suffered by those subjected to PEOPLING NEW ZEALAND An assisted scheme for immigrants from Britain was introduced in July 1947, and large numbers of people also began arriving on their own initiative. Bert Bockett was appointed Secretary for Labour in April 1947. The Labour Department was responsible for setting up and administering the assisted immigration scheme, and one of Bockett'sTHE MUSKET WARS
Musket Wars. Ngāpuhi raiding party. Thousands of Māori died in the intertribal Musket Wars of the 1810s, 1820s and 1830s. Many more were enslaved or became refugees. Northern rivals Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua led the way, but all the tribes were soon trading for muskets. Muskets (ngutu pārera) changed the face of intertribal warfareWAR IN WAIKATO
The key conflict of the New Zealand Wars had begun. Construction of a military road into Waikato had begun in January 1862. Grey used Kīngitanga involvement in the fighting in Taranaki and rumours of an imminent Māori attack on Auckland to ensure the backing of his British masters. Eventually available to him were 12,000 imperialtroops as
PŌTATAU TE WHEROWHERO Pōtatau Te Wherowhero. In April 1857, at Rangiriri, Pōtatau agreed to become king. He was crowned and anointed at Ngāruawāhia in June 1858. At his installation, many North Island chiefs laid their lands at Pōtatau’s feet. Many mountains, the pou (boundaries) of the Rohe Pōtae (Kīngitanga territory), were named as the guardians of the OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES REGIMENT Part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.. The Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment was one of four regional mounted rifles regiments raised to serve overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World War (the others were the Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury regiments). It never served as part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles 'SIX O'CLOCK SWILL' BEGINS Six p.m. closing of pubs was introduced as a temporary wartime measure. It ushered in what became known as the 'six o'clock swill', in which patrons drank their fill before closing time. The practice was to last for 50 years. KAWHIA | NZHISTORY, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ONLINE Kāwhia was closed to Europeans after the Waikato land wars of the 1860s. In 1880 the government bought a block of land previously owned by an early settler. The new town of Kāwhia was laid out at Pouewe on the northern shores of the harbour in 1882. King Tāwhiao was not consulted, but eventually agreed to the town’s establishment, andLAND CONFISCATION
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