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James Hēnare
Sir James Clendon Tau Hēnare, (18 November 1911 – 2 April 1989) was a New Zealand tribal leader, military officer, farmer and community leader. He fought for four years with the Māori Battalion during the Second World War, was wounded at El Alamein, and with the rank of lieutenant colonel was the battalion's commanding officer when the war ended. He stood for Parliament for the National Party in the Northern Maori electorate on several occasions: , , , , and the 1963 by-election. Biography Of Māori descent, Hēnare identified with the Ngāpuhi iwi. He was born in Motatau, Northland, the son of Taurekareka Hēnare and Hera Paerata. He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland and at Massey Agricultural College. Hēnare enrolled as a private in the Māori Battalion in 1940, training at Trenthham Military Camp. He served in the North African and Italian campaigns from 1941 to 1945 and was promoted to captain in 1942, followed by a promotion to major in 1944. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motatau
Motatau or Mōtatau is a locality in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Maromaku is to the east. The Taikirau Stream flows from east through Motatau and then runs northwest to join the Waiharakeke Stream. The North Auckland Line runs through Motatau. The name is Māori for "to speak to oneself". Motatau has two marae. Mōtatau Marae and Manu Koroki are a meeting place for the Ngāpuhi hapū of Ngāti Hine and Ngāti Te Tāwera. Matawaia Marae and Rangimarie meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāpuhi hapū of Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Ngāherehere and Te Kau i Mua. Demographics Motatau is in an SA1 statistical area which covers . The SA1 area is part of the larger Maromaku statistical area. The SA1 area had a population of 135 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 15 people (−10.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 12 people (9.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 69 males, 66 females and 3 people of other genders in 36 dwellings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Northern Maori By-election
The Northern Maori by-election of 1963 was a by-election for the electorate of Northern Maori on 16 March 1963 during the 33rd New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member Tapihana Paikea on 7 January 1963. It was held the same day as the Otahuhu by-election. The by-election was won by Matiu Rata, also of the Labour Party. The by-election was contested by nine candidates, including James Henare who had stood for the National Party several times previously. Background and candidates ;Labour There were multiple nominations for the Labour Party candidacy: *Grace Pitua Bidois, president of the Waitemata District Council of the Māori Women's Welfare League *Te Kaiaraiha Hui, of Whangārei *Dr. Manahi Nitama Paewai, a member of the Kaikohe Borough Council *Eru Moka Pou, a Ngāpuhi chief and National candidate in 1943 *Brownie Pūriri, assistant controller of the Māori Welfare Department *Matiu Rata, union organiser and president of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Tai Tokerau Māori
Te Tai Tokerau Māori are a group of Māori ''iwi'' (tribes) based on the Northland Peninsula of New Zealand's North Island. It includes the far northern Muriwhenua ''iwi'' (tribes) of Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Kurī, Te Pātū, Te Rarawa and Ngāi Takoto. It also includes Ngāpuhi and the affiliated iwi of Ngāti Hine. Elsewhere in the region, it includes Whaingaroa, Ngāti Wai and Ngāti Whātua. On 5 December 1985, after the historical Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa landed in Waitangi ending its Rarotonga leg, James Hēnare ceremoniously inducted the canoe's sailors as the tribe's most recent members. The ''rohe'' (tribal areas) of these tribes covers Northland and Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and .... References {{Māori- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōkūleʻa
''Hōkūlea'' is a performance-accurate ''waa kaulua'', a Polynesian culture, Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe. Launched on 8 March 1975 by the Polynesian Voyaging Society, it is best known for its 1976 Hawaii to Tahiti voyage completed with exclusively traditional navigation techniques. The primary goal of the voyage was to explore the anthropological theory of the Asiatic origin of native Oceania, Oceanic people (Polynesians and Native Hawaiians, Hawaiians in particular) as the result of purposeful trips through the Pacific Ocean, Pacific, as opposed to passive drifting on Ocean current, currents or sailing from the Americas. DNA profiling, DNA analysis supports this theory. A secondary project goal was to have the canoe and voyage "serve as vehicles for the cultural revitalization of Hawaiians and other Polynesians." Between the 1976 voyage and 2009, ''Hōkūle‘a'' completed additional voyages to Micronesia, Polynesia, Japan, Canada and the mainland United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 1978 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1977 and the beginning of 1978, and were announced on 31 December 1977. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Knight Bachelor * Alan Thomas Gandell – of Wellington. For services to the Order of St John. * Thomas Wilfred Perry – of Christchurch. For services to commerce and the community. Order of the Bath Companion (CB) ;Military division * Major General Ronald Douglas Patrick Hassett – Chief of General Staff. Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Companion (CMG) * The Most Reverend Allen Howard Johnston – Anglican Primate and Archbishop of New Zealand since 1972 and Bishop of Waikato since 1969. * The Very Reverend John Spenser Somerville – of Dunedin. For service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or a dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with the order, but are not members of it. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'. Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. Today, the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order. Honorary awards may be made to cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1966 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 11 June 1966. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Knight Bachelor * James Wattie – of Hastings. For services to industry and the export trade. Order of the Bath Companion (CB) ;Military division * Major-General Walter Sneddon McKinnon – Generals' List, New Zealand Regular Force. Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Companion (CMG) * Douglas William Ashley Barker – Secretary to the Treasury. * Lieutenant-Colonel Stanley Livingstone Wilson – of Dunedin. For valuable services to surgery and medical education. Order of the British Empire Dame Commander (DBE) ;Civil division * Edith Ngaio Marsh – of Christchurch. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
