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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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The fall of Kororāreka

1845 The fall of Kororāreka

As 600 warriors led by Kawiti and Hone Heke descended on Kororareka, citizens were evacuated to the ships Victoria and Active. For the fourth and last time, the flagstaff on Maiki Hill was cut down. more...

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The sacking of KororarekaKororārekaTreaty events 1800-49 - Treaty timelinePre-1860 conflicts - New Zealand WarsHone HekeTe Ruki KawitiHMS Hazard NZ Wars memorial

External links

  • Heke's war in the North (Te Ao Hou)
  • European Contact (Te Ara)
  • Hone Heke biography (DNZB)
  • Te Ruki Kawiti biography (DNZB)
  • The War that Britain Lost (NZ On Screen)
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