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New Zealand History
History of Maori and European settlement in New Zealand: people, places, dates, and events.
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What instrument is traditionally played in ANZAC ceremonies?
The bugle is traditionally played at ANZAC ceremonies. It is used to sound The Last Post as well as Reveille.
What year was ANZAC day made official?
ANZAC Day was officially gazetted as a public holiday in New Zealand in 1921.
In Australia, it was decided at the 1921 state premiers conference that ANZAC Day be observed on April 25 each year. Initially, it was not observed uniformly in all the states. It wasn't until 1927 that all Australians commemorated the day with a public holiday.
What is the Star and moon mean in the ratana church?
Arahi .R. Hagger (www.theratanachurch.co.nz) here is your answer
Why did Samuel Marsden come to New Zealand?
Samuel Marsden was an English born American cleric and Church Missionary Society member. He traveled to New Zealand because he thought it was corrupt and wanted to start a mission there.
Titewhai Harawira
The Kingitanga or Maori King movement began in the 1850's as an effort to unite Maori tribes and resist the loss of land to pakeha (European) settlers and the New Zealand government. Monarchy was chosen as the model for this movement in an attempt to create an equal footing on which to deal with the British. Ngati Mahuta chief Potatau Te Wherowhero reluctantly agreed to become the figurehead of the movement and was installed as King at Ngaruawahia, Waikato in 1858. He would be followed as King by his son Tawhio after his death a few years later. The Pakeha saw the kingitanga as a threat and, even though Potatau and Tawhio were opposed to war, blamed the kingitanga for outbreaks of fighting in other parts of the North Island. In 1860 George grey and government troops invaded the Waikato by crossing the Autaki line instigating a war that would have a devastating effect on the Maori of the North Island. Millions of acres of Maori land would be confiscated.
How is Anzac Cove related to Anzac Day?
Anzac Cove is where the ANZAC forces first fought during the Gallipoli campaign of WW1. The ANZACs were the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and the cove was named after them. The troops landed at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, but its original name was Ari Birun. Four days after the landing, General William Birdwood, commander of ANZAC, recommended that the site of the landing be named Anzac Cove.
What percentage of New Zealand's population served in World War 1?
no because new zealand is the best country in the world
How did new zealand gain independence?
New Zealand has no fixed date of independence. This country evolved as one of the British Dominions, or colonies within the British Empire which gradually established greater and greater degrees of self-rule.
Who brought thousands of sheep to martinborough in the wairarapa?
Charles Robert Bidwill
Charles Robert Bidwill
What instruments are played on Anzac Day?
The bugle is the instrument most commonly played during ANZAC Day commemorations. However, during parades and ceremonies, the bagpipes are also commonly played.
What did anzac soldiers use to go to the toilet?
Usually a hole in the ground or a bush. Some had latrines, but snipers targeted these if they could find them and they had to be emptied.
What is the name of a New Zealand tree beginning with K?
Karl Urban - Star Trek actor born in Wellington, New Zealand
Was electricity first introduced to New Zealand in 1964 or 1946?
The Answer is neither of these years. Read below for an article taken from Contact Energy http://www.contactenergy.co.nz/web/view?page=/contentiw/pages/aboutus/nzelectricityindustry&vert=au
The first high voltage electricity transmission line was built in New Zealand in 1886. It ran between Skippers Canyon in Central Otago and a mining company six kilometres away.In 1888, Reefton became the first town in New Zealand, and in the Southern Hemisphere, to have a public electricity supply. Wellington became the first city to have a public supply in 1889. By 1917, the Government had monopolised the rights to all forms of electricity generation and, the following year, established several Electric Power Boards to supply their districts with electricity. The country's first major hydro scheme at Coleridge was developed by the government to supply Christchurch and Canterbury with power. North Island development of electricity resources began in 1919 when the Government bought the Horahora power station. In the next 10 years, the Government also purchased hydro power stations at Mangahao and Waikaremoana. These developments meant that electricity was available to many more New Zealanders, growing from 50,000 to over 250,000 by 1929. But World War II slowed down progress and, as a result of the huge increase in demand after the war, a 30-year hydro building programme was established. Dams were built at Tongariro, Lake Manapouri, the Mackenzie Basin and on the Clutha and Waikato rivers. More power stations were built in the years between 1958 and 1978, including: Meremere (coal); Wairakei (geothermal); Marsden A (oil); New Plymouth (gas, with oil as a backup); Huntly (dual gas/oil); Otahuhu A (gas turbine) and Whirinaki (gas turbine). By 1965, the North and South Islands were linked by huge submarine electricity cables across Cook Strait. In the 1990s, highly efficient combined cycle gas turbine stations were built at Stratford and Otahuhu and the largest cogeneration plant in the country was built at Southdown.
When was Stevensons meat pie created in new zealand?
Stevenson meat pie in Christchurch that had its origins in the Great Depression when Mr Stevenson was unemployed and Mrs Stevenson began making wholesome mince pies that sold for two pence in the Christchurch Boys High School tuck shop. Her two sons were pupils at the time, and later the well-known company was formed.
How many Maori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi?
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6 February 1840 by over 500 M?ori chiefs of New Zealand and the British Governor William Hobson, representing the British Government
What did the anzac people wear?
they wears hat shaped like half of a melon, green army top and trousers and army gum boots they wears hat shaped like half of a melon, green army top and trousers and army gum boots
Why do Collingwood and Essendon play in the Anzac Day Match?
The idea for the current form of the match came from then Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy. He involved Collingwood due to their huge following.
The idea for the current form of the match came from then Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy. He involved Collingwood due to their huge following.
When is the birthday of Bill Hamilton?
Bill Hamilton or Sir Charles William Feilden Hamilton to give him his full name, was born on the 26th July 1899. He died on the 30th March 1978.
What important agreement between Maori chiefs and British Crown was signed in 1840?
The Treaty of Waitangi of February 6, 1840 is important for two consequences of its negotiation and its signing. It's considered the founding document of New Zealand as a nation, and the written guarantee of aboriginal Maori rights.
