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Ligar Canal was an open drain located in the middle of Queen St (the main street) in Auckland. It contained raw sewage and other unhygienic material. Open drains created perfect conditions for infectious diseases such as typhoid to spread through the community. Nz History, New Zealand Cities, Fried Bread, Nz Art, Dust Bowl, City Library, Auckland City, The Colony, Auckland New Zealand

New Zealand Cities

Auckland New Zealand

Ligar Canal, Auckland, 1860s

This photograph shows ‘Ligar Canal’, an open drain in the middle of Queen St (the main street) in Auckland that was named ironically for the colony’s surveyor-general. It contained raw sewage and other unhygienic material. Open drains created perfect conditions for infectious ...

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Hōne Heke fells the flagstaff at Kororāreka. The first assault on the flagstaff was made in July 1844 by Te Haratua, Heke’s right-hand man. The British re-erected the flagstaff, but it was felled again on 10 and 19 January 1845. A fourth attack on the flagstaff on 11 March coincided with the outbreak of war in the north. Treaty Of Waitangi, Maori Warrior, Kia Kaha, Nz History, Polynesian People, Maori Culture, Fried Bread, Ta Moko, Maori People

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Hōne Heke fells the flagstaff at Kororāreka

Hōne Heke fells the flagstaff flying the British flag at Kororāreka.

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Family Crest Ideas

Australian Coat Of Arms

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New Zealand Country

New Zealand Coat of Arms 1911-1956

The first New Zealand Coat of Arms, which was warranted on 26 August 1911

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Difficult history: How we remember – and forget – the New Zealand Wars | The Spinoff Maori Men, Once Were Warriors, Polynesian People, Nz History, Fried Bread, Ta Moko, Maori People, Polynesian Art, Maori Designs

Once Were Warriors

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Difficult history: How we remember – and forget – the New Zealand Wars

When it comes to traumatic events in our history, whose memory counts?

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1820s iwi movements map | NZHistory, New Zealand history online Waitangi Day Activities, Maori Legends, Te Reo Maori Resources, Maori Tribe, Maori Warrior, Maori New Zealand, Magnet Activities, Maori Language, Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day Activities

Te Reo Maori Resources

Maori New Zealand

Magnet Activities

1820s iwi movements map

This map shows the major iwi movements of the 1820s caused by the inter-tribal conflicts known as the Musket Wars.

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Ten crew from the Adventure killed | NZHistory, New Zealand history online Maori Costume, Time Bandits, Maori New Zealand, Nz History, Polynesian People, Ta Moko, Maori People, European Explorers, Bay Of Islands

Maori New Zealand

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European Explorers

Ten crew from the Adventure killed

At Wharehunga Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound, 10 men serving on the ship accompanying James Cook's Resolution died at the hands of Ngāti Kuia and Rangitāne.

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1800s+Wild+West | In the late 1800s, Dunedin was more reminiscent of the Wild West than ... Nz History, Tent City, Wellington City, The Old Curiosity Shop, Old Schoolhouse, Street Lighting, Dog Walk, Auckland New Zealand, Girl And Dog

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Old Schoolhouse

Street Lighting

Auckland New Zealand

Our History

1800s+Wild+West | In the late 1800s, Dunedin was more reminiscent of the Wild West than ...

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Marcus King, Reconstruction of the Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, 1939. Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga (ABKB 8032 W5234 Box 1/1 2445) Marcus King, Treaty Of Waitangi, Royal Navy Officer, Waitangi Day, Nz History, Aboriginal History, Ta Moko, Library Website, Bay Of Islands

Treaty Of Waitangi

Royal Navy Officer

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Library Website

The making of the Treaty of Waitangi | Te Papa

The British government appointed William Hobson as consul to an independent New Zealand. It sent him here with one goal – to get Māori to sign over sovereignty of all or part of New Zealand to Britain.

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Treaty Of Waitangi

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Treaty Of Waitangi

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Ice Cream Bread 1978

Real Fruit Ice Cream New Zealand

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Scooped: The history of ice cream in New Zealand

New Zealanders are among the biggest consumers of ice cream in the world - each eating an incredible 23 litres per annum on average. And we have a surprisingly long relationship with ice cream in this country too - dating all the back to the 1800s. .

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