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    Godfrey Bowen

    Bowen helped establish sheep shearing as a legitimate sport and a form of entertainment. He was one of the inaugural inductees into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

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Eruption on White Island kills 10 people

1914 Eruption on White Island kills 10 people

On 10 September 1914 ten miners working on White Island were killed when part of the crater wall collapsed, causing a landslide more...

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New Zealand disasters timeline

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  • Inshore islands (Te Ara)
  • Phosphate, sulfur and pumice (Te Ara)
  • The White Island disaster (PapersPast)
Te Maori exhibition opens in New York

1984 Te Maori exhibition opens in New York

This exhibition was a milestone in the Maori cultural renaissance. After being hugely successful in New York, St Louis, San Francisco and Chicago, it returned to tour New Zealand to great acclaim. more...

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Contemporary Maori art - history of NZ painting

External links

  • Te Maori exhibition catalogue (Te Papa)
  • Te Maori exhibition (Te Ara)
  • Anniversary display - Te Maori: Maori Art from New Zealand collections (Auckland Art Gallery)
  • Te Hokinga Mai (NZ Folk Song)
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