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PALMERSTON NORTH (Maori: Te Papa-i-oea) is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand

Ngati Rangitane were the local Maori iwi (tangata whenua) living in the area known as Te Ahu-a-Turanga, when a trader, Jack DUFF, became the first known European to explore the area in 1830. He came on a whaling ship, and explored as far inland as the site of Woodville. He reported his discovery on arrival back to Porirua. Colonel WAKEFIED heard of the potential that the Manawatu had for development and visited in 1840. In 1846 Charles HARTLEY, another trader, heard from tangata whenua of a clearing in the forest and he proceeded through the dense bush and forest and discovered it for Europeans.

The Government surveyed the area in 1866-67. The original subdivision of Palmerston North was made in 1866, in the natural clearing in the Papaioea Forest, as found by Hartley. A township was laid out by J.T. STEWART, an employee of the Wellington Provincial Government.

Stewart's plan consisted of a series of wide and straight streets, laid out in a rectangular pattern, with the focal point being an open space of 17 acres (7 ha) subsequently known as The Square. Landmarks named after Stewart included Stewart Crescent in Palmerston North and Mt Stewart, near Sanson.

The four original streets meeting at the Square are now called Fitzherbert Avenue (from the south), Main Street East, Main Street West and Rangitikei Street. As the settlement grew, the forest diminished to make way for farms, and today virtually no remnant of it survives.

By 1877, when the Borough Council came into existence, Palmerston North was an isolated village in the midst of the native forest that covered inland Manawatu. The population was approximately 800 people and sawmilling was the main industry of the district. The arrival of the railway in 1886 saw an increase in the speed of growth, and by 1900 the population was 6,000. By this time the town was at the centre of a lucrative agricultural district

The city was first named "Palmerston", in honour of Viscount PALMERSTON, a former Prime Minister of Great Britain. The suffix "North? was added in 1871 by the Post Office to distinguish the settlement from Palmerston in the South Island, though locals still widely refer to the city simply as Palmerston or "Palmy". Locals are known as Palmerstonians.



This is a list of notable people who were born in Palmerston North or who spent a significant part of their lives living in the region
- each name (at this link) is a link to a bio and some have photos

Journalists, photojournalists, writers, cartoonists, poets, authors, playwrights, screen writers, film directors, film producers, critics, etc.

Judy Bailey, former newsreader, deemed "Mother of the Nation"

Murray Ball, cartoonist

Tom Scott, cartoonist

Olaf Wiig, photojournalist

Politicians, public servants, public officeholders

Ashraf Choudhary, Labour MP

Trevor de Cleene (politician)

Jacqui Dean, National MP

Iain Lees-Galloway Labour MP

Steve Maharey (politician)

Jono Naylor (current Mayor)

Lynne Pillay (politician)

Simon Power (politician)

George Snelson (first Mayor)

Metiria Turei, Green MP

Jill White (politician and former Mayor)

Scott Ludlam (Australian Greens WA Federal Senator)

Actors, dancers, comedians, performers, models, broadcasters, commercial spokespersons, television presenters/hosts

John Clarke, famous as "Fred Dagg"

Shane Cortese (actor)

Clarke Gayford (C4 presenter)

Hamish McKay (TV3 (New Zealand) Sports Presenter)

Miscellaneous celebrities, beauty pageant winners

Rachel Cheer (Miss Manawatu - 1995)

Mara Tait-Jamieson (Miss Manawatu - 2003)

Rachael Tucker (Miss Manawatu 2004 & Miss Earth NZ 2004)

Tiffany Pickford (Miss Manawatu - 2005 & Miss Earth New Zealand - 2005)

Rachel Crofts (Miss Manawatu - 2006 & Miss Earth NZ - 2008)

Claire Kirby (Miss Manawatu - 2007 & Miss Earth NZ - 2007)

Amelia Jenkinson (Miss Manawatu - 2009 1st runner up & Miss Earth NZ 1st runner up - 2009)

Katy Birchall (Miss Quilty - 2010)

Krystal-leigh Shortland(Miss Manawatu's Miss Friendship & Miss Potential 2010)

Singers, musicians, composers, songwriters, conductors

Billy TK, guitarist

Alann Gregg (bass player, The Mutton Birds)

Nigel Keay (composer)

Anna Leese, operatic soprano

PNC (rapper)

Grayson Gilmour (musician So So Modern)

Athletes, coaches

Craig Clare (rugby player)

Christian Cullen (All Black rugby player)

Mark Donaldson (All Black rugby player)

Jason Eaton (All Black)

Kris Gemmell, International triathlete

Jake Gleeson, Footballer playing for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer

David Kirk, All Black and former CEO of Fairfax Australia

Michael Mason, New Zealand Black Cap and Central Districts bowler

Charles John Monro, founder of rugby union in New Zealand, lived for a time in an area now part of Palmerston North

Emily Naylor (Hockey)

Steven Old, New Zealand All White (soccer)

Jacob Oram (cricket player)

Craig Perks, International golfer

Moira Senior (Hockey)

Kayla Sharland (Hockey)

Levi Sherwood (freestyle motocross)

Craig Spearman (cricket player)

Ross Taylor, New Zealand Black Caps captain and Central Districts batsman (cricket)

Dion Waller (rugby player)

Tim Wilkinson, professional golfer

Sam Whitelock- All Blacks (current)

Adam Whitelock-Crusaders

George Whitelock-Crusaders

Aaron Cruden- All Blacks

Grant Webb

Jamie How

Bevan Griggs

George Worker

Activists, philanthropists, do-gooders, public agitators, advocates, lawyers

Fred Hollows, ophthalmologist

Others

Madge Allsop (fictional). Played by Emily Perry, she starred as Dame
Edna Everidge's (played by Barry Humphries) sidekick for 14 episodes of the Dame Edna Experience (1987-1989). In reference to Madge's drab appearance and demeanor, Humphries would often deride her by simply telling the audience "she's from Palmerston North."

HASTINGS is a major urban settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, and it is the largest settlement by population in Hawke's Bay.

Near the ninth century AD, Maori arrived in Heretaunga or Hawkes Bay, settling in the river valleys and along the coast where food was plentiful. It is believed that Maori came to Heretaunga by canoe, travelling down the coast from the north, landing at Wairoa, Portland Island, the Ahuriri Lagoon at Westshore, and at Waimarama. Their culture flourished, along with gradual deforestation of the land, making this one of the few regions of New Zealand where sheep could be brought in without felling the bush first. In the sixteenth century, Taraia, great-grandson of the great and prolific chief Kahungunu, established the large tribe of Ngati Kahungunu, which eventually colonised the eastern side of the North Island from Poverty Bay to Wairarapa. They were one of the first Maori tribes to come in contact with European settlers.

The Maori owners leased approximately seventy square kilometres on the Heretaunga Plains to Thomas TANNER in 1867; Tanner had been trying to purchase the land since 1864. In 1870, twelve people, known as the "12 apostles", formed a syndicate to purchase the land for around ?1 10s an acre (?371 per km?). Many local people firmly believe that Hastings was originally named Hicksville, after Francis HICKS, who bought a 100-acre (0.40 km2) block of land, which now contains the centre of Hastings, from Thomas Tanner. However, this story is apocryphal. The original name of the location which was to become the town centre was Karamu.


This is a list of notable people who were born in Hastings or who spent a significant part of their lives living in the region
- each name (at this link) is a link to a bio and some photos

Josh Kronfeld ? Rugby Player and former All Black. He attended Hastings Boys High.

John Timu ? Rugby Player and former All Black. Also represented New Zealand in Rugby League. He attended Lindisfarne College in Hastings.

Taine Randell ? Rugby player and former All Black captain. He attended Lindisfarne College in Hastings.

Paul Holmes (broadcaster) ? Radio and television broadcaster (reportedly highest paid)

Georgina Evers-Swindell ? Olympic rower and gold medalist (Evers-Swindell Twin Duo)

Caroline Evers-Swindell ? Olympic rower and gold medalist (Evers-Swindell Twin Duo)

Alan Duff ? Author (Once Were Warriors) and co-founder of Duffy Books in Homes

James Wattie ? Industrialist/Entrepreneur and founder of Watties

Eric Young (broadcaster) ? Prime TV news presenter (lead anchor of evening news)

Donna Awatere Huata ? Prominent Maori Politician convicted of fraud

Greg Murphy ? V8 Supercar racer

Joh Bjelke-Petersen ? Prominent Australian Politician and former Queensland Premier

Alfred Meebold ? Botanist, writer, and anthroposopher

Robert Felkin ? Medical missionary, explorer and ceremonial magician

Peter Lyons ? New Zealand Gliding champion

George Nepia ? Former All Black Great(attended Maori Agricultural College)

Sam Kelt ? Local businessman and sponsor of the Kelt Capital Stakes (prizemoney of NZ$2,000,000)

John Cowie ? Developed and marketed the Jandal, after a trip to Japan. Died in Te Awanga.[6]

Phil Judd ? Musician, composer and founding member of Split Enz

Mark Paston ? footballer, New Zealand national football team goalkeeper.

Joan Wiffen ? Amateur paleontologist who discovered the first dinosaur fossils in New Zealand

Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer) ? Former Central Districts and New Zealand cricketing great

NAPIER is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island
It is about 320 kilometres northeast of the capital city of Wellington

Napier has well-documented Maori history.
When the Ngati Kahungunu party of Taraia reached the district many centuries ago, the Whatumamoa, Rangitane and the Ngati Awa and elements of the Ngati Tara iwi existed in the nearby areas of Petane, Te Whanganui-a-Orotu and Waiohiki. Later, the Ngati Kahungunu became the dominant force from Poverty Bay to Wellington. They were one of the first Maori tribes to come in contact with European settlers.

Chief Te Ahuriri cut a channel into the lagoon space at Ahuriri because the Westshore entrance had become blocked, threatening cultivations surrounding the lagoon and the fishing villages on the islands in the lagoon. The rivers were continually feeding freshwater into the area.

The first European to see the future site of Napier was Captain James Cook, who sailed down the east coast in October 1769. He commented: "On each side of this bluff head is a low, narrow sand or stone beach, between these beaches and the mainland is a pretty large lake of salt water I suppose." He said the harbour entrance was at the Westshore end of the shingle beach. The site was subsequently visited and later settled by European traders, whalers and missionaries. By the 1850s, farmers and hotel-keepers arrived.


The Crown purchased the Ahuriri block (including the site of Napier) in 1851. In 1854 Alfred Domett, a future Prime Minister of New Zealand, was appointed as the Commissioner of Crown Lands and the resident magistrate at the village of Ahuriri. It was decided to place a planned town here, its streets and avenues were laid out, and the new town named for Sir Charles NAPIER, a military leader during the "Battle of Meeanee" founght in the province of Sindh, India.
Mr. DOMETT named many streets in Napier to commemorate the colonial era of the British Indian Empire.

This is a list of notable people who were born in NAPIER or who spent a significant part of their lives living in the region
- each name (at this link) is a link to a bio and some photos


Rita Angus ? painter

Mike Boon ? comedian

Chris Jackson ? Former New Zealand international and Napier City Rovers association football player

Spencer Gollan ? sportsman and racehorse owner

Debbie Harwood ? singer with When The Cat's Away

Paul Henare - Basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers and Tall Blacks

Simon Mannering ? New Zealand Warriors rugby league player and captain

Paratene Matchitt ? artist

Stuart Nash ? politician

Blair Peach ? political activist

John Psathas ? composer

Wil Sargisson- Jazz/Blues Piano Player

Darren Smith ? field hockey player

Chris Tremain ? politician

Kel Tremain ? former rugby player

Percy Valentine Storkey ? soldier and Victoria Cross winner

Alec Wishart ? Lead singer of band Hogsnort Rupert

TAURANGA the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.

It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963

First settlers
The earliest known settlers arrived in Tauranga from the Takitimu and the Mataatua waka in the 12th century.

Early trading
Traders in flax were active in the Bay of Plenty during the 1830s; some were transient, others married local women and settled permanently. The first permanent trader was James FARROW, who travelled to Tauranga in 1829, obtaining flax fibre for Australian merchants in exchange for muskets and gunpowder. Farrow acquired a land area of 0.5 acres (2,000 m2) on 10 January 1838 at Otumoetai Pa from the chiefs Tupaea, Tangimoana and Te Omanu, the earliest authenticated land purchase in the Bay of Plenty.


Missionaries
During the 1820s, missionaries from the Bay of Islands visited the Tauranga district to obtain supplies of potatoes, pigs and flax. In 1840, a Catholic mission station was established. Bishop POMPALLIER was given land within the palisades of Otumoetai Pa for a church and a presbytery. The mission station closed in 1863 due to land wars in the Waikato district.

New Zealand land wars
The Tauranga Campaign took place in and around Tauranga from 21 January to 21 June 1864, during the land wars. The Battle of Gate Pa is the best known


This is a list of notable people who were born in Tauranga or who spent a significant part of their lives living in the region
- each name (at this link) is a link to a bio and some photos


Hilda Hewlett - pioneer aviator

Phil Rudd - drummer for AC/DC

Richard O'Brien - author of The Rocky Horror Show (spent his formative years here)

Les Munro - Dambusters veteran.

Bob Clarkson - former Member of Parliament and successful property developer and landlord

Mahe Drysdale - Olympic rower

Andrew (Herb) Stevenson - Olympic rower, Double World Champion Rower, NZ 1982 Sportsman of the Year

Tim Balme - actor, director

Moss Burmester - Olympic swimmer

Simon Bridges - politician

Aaron De Mey - makeup artist, Artistic Director, Lancome (spent formative years here)

John Bracewell - International Cricketer

Dame Susan Devoy - former World Squash Champion

Tony Lochhead - footballer

Winston Peters - former MP for Tauranga, leader of NZ First, politician

Jeremy Redmore - Midnight Youth singer

Stan Walker - Australian Idol R&B singer

Kane Williamson - International Cricketer

Frederick RISDON married Emma FULLER in 1870


their known children were:

1872 - 1937 Ellen Jane Risdon
- Ellen married Alfred Charles HOWE (1863-1937) in 1898

1873 - Frederick William Risdon
- nothing known

1876 - 1878 David Coleman Risdon
- David died aged 1

1878 - 1912 Alfred James Risdon
- Alfred died aged 34

1881 - Florence Emma Risdon
- Florence married Albert Charles CUGLEY in 1907



other RISDON marriages

the known RISDON marriages in New Zealand 1870 - 1929


the RISDON GROOMS

Francis John Risdon
- married Kate HICKEY in 1899

Frederick Risdon
- married Emma FULLER in 1870
- the children of Frederick & Emma

Fredrick Kenneth Risdon
- married Dorothy Elizabeth CRAIG in 1929

Richard Doidge Risdon
- married Amy Hocking DOIDGE in 1894


the RISDON BRIDES

Catherine Risdon
- married Leslie William LETTON in 1904

Catherine Doidge Risdon
- married Clarance Albert ANDERSON in 1919

Cecily Risdon
- married James MATHEWS in 1924

Ellen Jane Risdon
- married Alfred Charles HOWE in 1898

Eva Aline Risdon
- married Frederick George MANHIRE in 1911

Florence Emma Risdon
- married Albert Charles CUGLEY in 1907

Kathleen Wendin Risdon
- married Sydney William GREY in 1925

Lucie Mae Risdon
- married Bernard Kennedy GREGAN in 1929

the known MANHIRE marriages in New Zealand 1869 - 1929:


the MANHIRE GROOMS

Alfred Manhire
- married Emma Jane Potter in 1894

Alfred Manhire
- married Margaret McAllister in 1897

Alfred Morton Seafield Manhire
- marroed Louise Anneta Patricia Reddington in 1922

Bethel Prince Manhire
- married Annie Hore in 1887

Bethel Prinn Manhire
- married Bessie Wood in 1901

Cecil Bethel Manhire
- married Tui Nerissa Mabel Brown in 1929

Claude Maxwell Manhire
- married Alice Mai Clarke in 1927

Clifton Garfield Manhire
- married Isabella Whitfield in 1921

Daniel Manhire
- married Eliza Annie Pratt in 1869

Daniel Harris Manhire
- married Ethel May Wilshire in 1917

Edward James Manhire
- married Fanny Isabella Lily Carter in 1910

Ernest Arthur Danesbury Manhire
- married Alice Beatrice Bond in 1913

Frederick George Manhire
- married Eva Aline Risdon in 1911

Herbert Manhire
- married Elsie Laine in 1909

John Grigg Manhire
- married Elsie Louisa Rusbridge in 1920

Trevor Manhire
- married Vera Willis in 1929

William Manhire
- married Margaret Louisa Chinnery in 1880

William Henry Manhire (1859-1930)
- married Lucy Sarah Gay (1861-1952) in 1882
- the children of William & Lucy

William Sampson Manhire
- married Lilian Mary Pope in 1916

William Sampson Manhire
- married May Rosina Rusbridge in 1923

William Tennyson Roimata Manhire
- married Ethel May Ledsham in 1920



the MANHIRE BRIDES

the known MANHIRE marriages in New Zealand 1874 - 1929:


the MANHIRE BRIDES

Amy Asenath Gay Manhire
- married Gilbert Hardaker in 1907

Araminta Elsie Jane Manhire
- married Malcolm Johnston Gilpin in 1910

Bessie Manhire
- married James Watson Turner in 1883

Cecilia Grace Manhire
- married William Kenney Tulloch in 1914

Clara Manhire
- married Henry Parkin in 1888

Edith Manhire
- married William Smith in 1904

Eliza Jane Manhire
- married Albert Grimwood in 1897

Eliza Jane Manhire
- married James Toner in 1916

Elizabeth Amelia Manhire
- married Herbert Oscar Amos in 1903

Ellen Maud Manhire
- married George Edwin Grimwood in 1902

Elsie Maud Manhire
- married John Frederick Kenworthy in 1904

Emily Jane Manhire
- married Gustav Meiers in 1906

Evelyn Violet Manhire
- married Roy McClure in 1929

Jane Manhire
- married Samuel Hawke in 1875

Jemima Manhire
- married James Wright in 1874

Lucy Stella Rewarewa Manhire
- married John Coburn in 1928

Mary Ann Manhire
- married John Thomas Carter in 1896

Naomi Manhire
- married James Henry Henwood in 1874

Olive Emma Manhire
- married Horace John Tonkin in1920

Pearl Pretoria Manhire
- married Roland Valentine Lodge in 1920

Vida Victoria Manhire
- married Robert Sinclair in 1914



the MANHIRE GROOMS

the known RUMBALL marriages New Zealand 1899 - 1930:


the RUMBALL GROOMS

Henry Alban Rumball
- married Agnes Matilda SCHREDER in 1899

Walter Rumball
- married Elizabeth DUCKER in 1902


the RUMBALL BRIDES

Annie Elizabeth Rumball
- married Charles Thomas Burklin HOPKINSON in 1918

Emmeline Mary Rumball
- married James DEY in 1928

Monica Agnes Rumball
- married Robert John MAHON in 1930

INVERCARGILL New Zealand is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region.
It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff, which is the southernmost town in the South Island.
It sits amid rich farmland that is bordered by large areas of conservation land and marine reserves, including Fiordland National Park covering the south-west corner of the South Island.

Many streets in the city, especially in the centre and main shopping district, are named after rivers in the United Kingdom, mainly Scotland. These include the main streets Dee and Tay, as well as those named after the Tyne, Esk, Don, Thames, Mersey, Ness, Yarrow, Spey, and Eye rivers.


This is a list of notable people who were born in Invercargill or who spent a significant part of their lives living in the region
- each name (at this link) is a link to a bio and some photos


Peter Arnett - NBC war correspondent

Oliver Bulleid - Railway locomotive designer and Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway (Great Britain), born in Invercargill in 1882

Johnnie Checketts - Silver Star, Wingco and Spitfire Ace

Bill Crawford-Crompton - Silver Star, Air Vice Marshal and WW2 Commander and Ace

Geoffrey Cox Rhodes Scholar, Chief Intelligence Officer to General Freyberg in WWII, founded Britain's pioneering News at Ten on ITN.

Marton Csokas - actor

Dan Davin - author, editor

Corey Flynn - All Black

Ernest Godward - inventor of the spiral hairpin and the petrol economiser

Dene Halatau - West Tigers Utility in the NRL

Joseph Hatch - businessman, oil factor

Brigadier James Hargest; CBE, DSO & 2 bars, MC, ED, MP - New Zealand chief military officer for Southland and politician

Rowena Jackson - Royal Ballet prima ballerina

Jason Kerrison - Opshop singer/songwriter

Chris Knox - infamous (in NZ) alternative rock musician

Alex Lithgow - composer, musician, conductor

Bill Manhire - inaugural NZ poet laureate

Khan Manuel - Guitarist/Composer

Herbert James "Burt" Munro - inventor, motorcycle enthusiast, racer and under-1000 cc land speed record holder

Mils Muliaina - All Black

Harry Norris - A music director of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

Anton Oliver - All Black

Herbert Pither - aviation legend of Southland,

Suzanne Prentice - musician

Boyce Richardson - journalist, author, filmmaker

Lesley Rumball - Former Silver Ferns Captain

Victor Spencer - last soldier to be executed in World War I, pardoned in 2005

Garfield Todd - Prime Minister of Rhodesia

Jeremy Waldron - prominent legal and political philosopher

Joseph Ward - Prime Minister of New Zealand

Jeff Wilson - All Black and Black Cap ("Double All Black")

Bob Yule - WWII fighter pilot