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    Ngaio Marsh

    The magazine Newsweek described her novels as 'the best whodunits ever written'. Marsh was also an artist, playwright, actor and director. The New York Times called her New Zealand's best-known literary figure.

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Hillary and Tenzing conquer Everest

1953 Hillary and Tenzing conquer Everest

A beekeeper from New Zealand, Edmund Hillary, and the Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of the world's tallest peak. more...

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From Everest to the South Pole - Ed HillarySir Edmund Hillary stamps1953 - key events

External links

  • Hillary: King of the world (NZEdge)
  • My story: Edmund Hillary (Scholastic)
  • Profile: Edmund Hillary (BBC)
  • Post-war New Zealanders (Te Ara)
  • Hillary biography (DNZB)
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