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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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NZ's first Christian service?

1814 NZ's first Christian service?

At Oihi Beach in the Bay of Islands, Marsden preached in English to a largely Māori gathering, launching the Christian missionary phase of New Zealand history. more...

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Establishing the Church Missionary SocietyKiwi ChristmasSamuel Marsden

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  • Painting of Marsden's first sermon (Timeframes)
  • Samuel Marsden biography (DNZB)
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