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    Charles Heaphy

    The multi-faceted Charles Heaphy made quite an impact on colonial New Zealand as an artist, explorer, soldier and colonial administrator. He was the first colonial soldier to win the Victoria Cross

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World's first female Anglican bishop appointed

1990 World's first female Anglican bishop appointed

Dr Penny Jamieson, who had been ordained as a priest in 1985, became the Anglican bishop of Dunedin − the first woman in the world to hold such a position. She retired in 2004. more...

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Dr Penny Jamieson

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  • Monumental Stories (Ministry of Education)
  • History of Anglican Church in New Zealand (Anglican Church in Aotearoa/New Zealand)
  • Queen’s Birthday Honours: Right Rev Doctor Penny Jamieson (NZ Herald)
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