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    Vincent Aspey

    When nine-year-old Vincent Aspey persuaded his mother to buy a violin he had spotted in a second-hand shop she was dubious that he would practice, let alone come to be described as ‘synonymous with orchestral development in New Zealand’.

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Ruapekapeka pa occupied by British forces

1846 Ruapekapeka pa occupied by British forces

The battle at Ruapekapeka, the 'bats nest’, was the last encounter of the Northern War. Debate soon raged as to whether the pa had been abandoned by its defenders or captured by the British. more...

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Te Ruki KawitiGeorge GreyRuapekapeka - the 'bat's nest'

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  • Heke's war in the north (Te Ao Hou)
  • Nga Puhi (Te Ara)
  • Te Ruki Kawiti biography (DNZB)
  • Henry Despard biography (DNZB)
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