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Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923) – writer. Thomas Brydone (1837–1904) and William Soltau Davidson (1846–1924) – refrigeration pioneers. Richard Pearse (1877–1953) – aviation pioneer. Te Whiti o Rongomai (c.1830–1907) – pacifist Māori leader. Richard Seddon (1845–1906) – Premier and Prime Minister of New Zealand.
Tangiwhare. Hongi Hika (c. 1772 – 6 March 1828) was a New Zealand Māori rangatira (chief) and war leader of the iwi of Ngāpuhi. He was a pivotal figure in the early years of regular European contact and settlement in New Zealand. As one of the first Māori leaders to understand the advantages of European muskets in warfare, he used European ...
List of New Zealand inventors. The following is a list of New Zealand inventors and inventions. Godfrey Bowen – developer of an improved sheep-shearing technique [1] John Britten – designer of the Britten motorcycle [2] Thomas Brydone and William Soltau Davidson – refrigerated shipping pioneers [3] Morton Coutts – invented the ...
New Zealand Olympic medallists' success for New Zealand at the Olympics is often considered to be notable due to the relatively small population of the country (5.22 million as of June 2023). Being located in the remote South Pacific , New Zealanders needed to endure long sea voyages to attend the early Olympics.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 September 2024. New Zealand suffragist (1848–1934) For other people with similar names, see Kate Shepherd and Katharine Shepard. Kate Sheppard Sheppard photographed in 1905 Born Catherine Wilson Malcolm (1848-03-10) 10 March 1848 Liverpool, England Died 13 July 1934 (1934-07-13) (aged 86 ...
Sports. List of New Zealand sportspeople. List of New Zealand double-international sportspeople. New Zealand Olympic medallists. List of New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers. List of New Zealand ODI cricketers. List of New Zealand Test cricketers. List of New Zealand international footballers. List of New Zealand Kiwis representatives.
For the mountain in Cameroon, see Mount Kupe. For the NZ oil and gas field, see Kupe field. Kupe was a legendary [ 1 ] Polynesian explorer who, according to Māori oral history, was the first person to discover New Zealand. [ 2 ] It is likely that Kupe existed historically, but this is difficult to confirm.
At first New Zealand was administered from Australia as part of the colony of New South Wales, and from 16 June 1840 New South Wales laws were deemed to operate in New Zealand. [53] This was a transitional arrangement, and the British Government issued the Charter for Erecting the Colony of New Zealand on 16 November 1840.