[[Category:1990 Aramoana Massacre, Otago, New Zealand]] For profiles of the victims, see [[:Category:1990 Aramoana Massacre, Otago, New Zealand|the category]]. On November 13, 1990, [[Gray-22225|David Malcolm Gray]], an undiagnosed mentally disturbed individual, went on a shooting spree in the seaside township of Aramoana, near Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. He was a resident of the town. He was noted to have an interest in firearms and enjoyed reading ''Soldier of Fortune'' magazine. During a verbal dispute with his neighbour over his neighbour's barking dogs, David retreated to his house and re-emerged with a Norinco sporting rifle. He started firing on his neighbour and when he was done with him, set his neighbour's house on fire and went on a shooting spree that left 13 people dead, including children. It took a multi-regional effort to bring David Gray's spree killing to an end on November 14th, 1990. None of the local authorities were prepared for a situation in what was a typically sleepy Otago town. After the massacre, the New Zealand government reviewed and tightened existing gun laws. The massacre was the deadliest mass shooting in New Zealand's history until the Christchurch mosque massacre at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch on 15 March 2019. '''Further Reading''': * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramoana_massacre * Bill Wallace. Canary Press Ebooks Aug 5th 2011 Google Books Mass Killers: Compelled to destroy * https://alchetron.com/Aramoana-massacre *https://aramoanmassacre.weebly.com/significance-of-the-aramoana-massacre-to-new-zealanders.html * https://www.loc.gov/law/help/firearms-control/newzealand.php

[[Category: Devonport Memorial Drive, Auckland]] [[Category: New Zealand Defence Force]] See: [[:Category:Devonport Memorial Drive, Auckland|the category: Devonport Memorial Drive]], where the servicemen are listed in alphabetical order. {{ANZAC|World War Two|NZ}} '''MEMORIAL DRIVE, DEVONPORT - AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND''' An Avenue of Norfolk Pines and Pohutukawa trees lines the road into Devonport, each tree individually planted in memory of a serviceman who fell during the Second World War 1939 -1945. Each serviceman here is listed in the order in which his memorial plaque will be found beneath a tree when driving toward Devonport. :'''*''' ''On the left, beside the golf course on the eastern side of the drive'' - :[[Walker-22687|'''John Walker''']] RNZN - ''HMS Capel'' : 1911 - 26th December 1944 :[[Hendry-466|'''John Hendry''']] ( ? John Lawrence Hendry NZ416114 RNZAF - ''Bomber Command'' : 1915 - 31st August 1943) :[[Hale-4881|'''Laurence Eastmure Hale''']] RNZAF / RAF NZ42395 - ''75 NZ Squadron'' : died 16th June 1944 :[[Coleman-6919 |'''William Harcourt Coleman''']] DFC NZ2526 - ''75 NZ Squadron'' : died 26th July 1940 :[[Whelan-529|'''William Groves Whelan''']] NZ62544 - ''21st Infantry 5th Brigade 2nd NZ Division 2nd NZEF'' : died 22nd November 1941 :[[Rasmussen-2102|'''Kenneth Charles Rasmussen''']] NZ2425 - ''HMS Sultan'' : died 22nd June 1943 :[[King-6920|'''John Fraser King''']] NZ25228 - ''24th Infantry 2nd NZ Division'' : died 26th March 1943 :[[Bennett-13962|'''Peter Jack Bennett''']] NZ16375 - ''7th NZ Anti-Tank Regiment NZ Artillery'' : died 17th December 1941 :[[Bassett-3118|'''Trevor Norman Bassett''']] NZ401719 - ''41 Operational Training Unit RNZAF'' : died10th February 1941 :[[Archibald-1202|'''David Archibald''']] NZ412643 - ''247 Squadron, RAF'' : died 3rd April 1943 :[[Weight-105|'''Desmond V. Weight''']] NZ1071 - ''NZ Armoured Corps, 2nd Divisional Cavalry Regiment 1st Echelon 2nd NZEF'' : died 28th May 1941 :[[Waters-3967|'''David Owen Waters''']] NZ405350 - ''72 Squadron RAF (Biggin Hill) 11 Group'' : died 9th May 1942 :[[Walters-4350|'''Henry George Walters''']] NZ425377 - ''180 Squadron, RAF'' : died 25th August 1944 :[[Kay-1702|'''Harold Kay''']] NZ404377 - ''34 Squadron RAF 221 Group'' : died 12th May 1942 :[[Jones-47096|'''Frederick John Jones''']] NZ67950 - ''24th Infantry Battalion 6th Infantry Brigade 2nd NZEF 8th Army'' : died 26th March 1943 :[[Johnston-9416|'''Robert Harvey Johnston''']] NZ65613 - ''24th Infantry Battalion NZ Infantry Brigade 2nd NZEF'' : died 22nd July 1942 :[[Armstrong-8429|'''Charles Anthony Armstrong''']] DFM NZ401368 -'' Bomber Command 139 (Jamaica) Squadron RAF'' : died 12th June 1944 :[[Ryder-1068|'''Lawrence Edward Ryder''']] NZ35413 - ''19th Infantry Battalion NZ 2nd Division'' : died 3rd July 1942 :[[Cooper-13915|'''Howard Cooper''']] NZ2371 - ''HMS Neptune'' : died 19th December 1941 :[[Harrison-10142|'''John Roby Harrison''']] RNZNVR - ''HMS Striker'' - died 8th August 1946 :[[Cullen-1270|'''Gregory Cullen''']] P/K61213 - ''HMNZ Leander'' : died 13th July 1943 :[[Caldwell-4254|'''John Richard Caldwell''']] NZ076304 - ''21st Infantry Battalion 2nd NZEF'' : died 24th December 1943 :[[Caldwell-4254|'''Percy Harold Bartrum''']] NZ23881 - ''A Company 24th Infantry (Rifle) Battalion 2nd NZEF (3rd Echelon)'' : died 31st March 1944 :[[Mackie-782|'''Sydney Colin Rive (Colin) Mackie''']] DFC NZ413713 - ''35 Squadron RAF'' : died 20th December 1943 :[[Gray-13246|'''Ian Lowrie Gray''']] NZ36188 - ''206 Squadron RAF'' : died 12th May 1940 :[[Baillie-606 |'''Donald Baillie''']] NZ80939 - ''4th NZ Armoured Brigade 18th Armoured Regiment'' 2nd NZEF died 15th September 1944 :[[Crump-872|'''Douglas Ronald Crump''']] NZ26370 - ''18th Armoured Regiment'' : died 7th August 1944 :[[Buchanan-3205|'''John George Buchanan''']] NZ415744 - ''RNZAF'' & 450502 ''110 Squadron RAF'' : died 2nd May 1945 :[[McArthur-1188|'''Kenneth McArthur''']] NZ425270 - ''RNZAF 40 Squadron'' : died 24th September 1945 :[[Blamires-3|'''Ronald Garland Blamires''']] RCAF J/6951 R81025 - ''RCAF 418 Squadron'' : died 2nd August 1942 :'''*''' ''On the right, beside the park on the western side of the drive -'' :William Henry :[[Skinner-3881|'''Bruce James Skinner''']] NZ425199 - ''no:1 Central Navigation School RCAF'' : died 23rd June 1943 :[[Stone-9826 |'''Brian Joseph Stone''']] NZ43217 ''RNZAF 6 Squadron'' : died 27th January 1945 :[[Body-148|'''Douglas Alexander Body''']] NZ60222 - 5th Field Regiment NZ Artillery : died 15th January 1942 :[[Blackman-1897|'''Douglas Arnold Blackman''']] NZ23542 - ''24th Infantry Battalion 2ndNZEF 3rd Echelon'' : died 5th December 1941 :[[Herman-1234|'''Dennis Arthur Herman''']] NZ452201- ''21st Infantry Battalion'' : died 30th November 1944 :[[Hunt-10401|'''John Francis Hunt''']] NZ403548 - ''Royal New Zealand Air Force, 34 Squadron, RAF'' : died 12th August 1941 :[[Upton-1091|'''James Tasker Upton''']] NZ23066 - ''21st Infantry Battalion'' : died 30th April 1943 :[[Wheeler-11538|'''Geoffrey Owen Wheeler''']] NZ2657 - ''25 Battery 4th Field Regiment, New Zealand Artillery 2nd NZEF'' : died 29th June 1942 :[[Williams-43659|'''Edwin John Williams''']] NZ39298 - ''Royal New Zealand Air Force / 405 Squadron RCAF'' : died 28th December 1941 :Trevor Wood :[[Lyon-3106|'''William John (Jack) Lyon''']] NZ2574 - ''18th Infantry Battalion 4th Infantry Brigade 2nd Division 1st Echelon 2nd NZEF'' : died 26th May 1941 :[[Boswell-Kitching-1|'''Jack Lambert Boswell-Kitching''']] NZ416966 - ''Royal New Zealand Air Force / 115 Squadron RAF'' : died 14th January 1944 :[[Buckley-2098|'''Thomas Wadeson Buckley''']] NZ413021 - ''Royal New Zealand Air Force / 73 Squadron RAF'' : died 26th May 1944 :[[Fletcher-6115|'''Andrew Crawford Fletcher''']] NZ42675 - ''Royal New Zealand Air Force; 75 (NZ) Squadron RAF'' : died 21st July 1944 :[[Gilchrist-717|'''Gordon George Gilchrist''']] NZ2361 - ''Sapper, N.Z. Engineers, N.Z. Special Military Force'' : died 18th April 1941 :[[Hawkins-6430|'''Noel Whitmarsh Hawkins''']] NZ416815 RNZAF - ''No. 12 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF'' : died 8th September 1944 :[[Latta-478|'''Selwyn Latta''']] NZ41339 - ''RNZAF / 489 (NZ) Squadron RAF'' : died 9th April 1943 :[[Buckley-2098|'''Ross Cameron Buckley''']] NZ411206 - ''RNZAF / 75 (NZ) Squadron RAF'' : died 28th April 1943 :[[Leaity-2|'''Ernest Henry Leaity''']] NZ62075 - ''21st Battalion 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd echelon 2nd NZ Division'' : died 1st December 1941 :[[McCallum-1042|'''Laurence Bruce McCallum''']] NZ422663 - NZ422663 - ''RNZAF / 149 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command'' : died 29th June 1943 :[[McDevitt-214|'''William Jack McDevitt''']] NZ29364 - ''21st Battalion Infantry Reinforcements 2nd NZ Expeditionary Force'' : died 20th April 1943 :[[Martin-30905|'''Arthur John Martin''']] Lieutenant RNZNVR - ''HMS Pulo Soegi'' : died 16th February 1942 :[[Wilson-36390|'''John Ivan Wilson''']] NZ60163'' NZ Artillery 14 Light AntiAircraft Regiment 2nd NZEF'' : died 5th September 1941 :[[Wood-18991|'''Noel Herbert Wood''']] NZ437361- ''RNZAF/RCAF No: 6 Service Flying Training School'' : died 26th August 1944 :[[Bond-4211|'''Warren Clifton Bond''']] NZ28108 - ''21st Infantry Battalion'' : died 11th November 1942 :[[Stevenson-3872|'''Linton William Stevenson''']] NZ404961 RNZAF / ''Fighter Command 607 Squadron, RAF'' : died 11th November 1941 :[[Chaplin-912|'''Richard Alexander Chaplin''']] NZ2992 - ''18th Infantry Battalion 2NZEF 1st Echelon'' : died 6th December 1941 :[[Herrick-1022 |'''Roy Somerville Herrick''']] NZ1498 - ''4th Field Regiment New Zealand Artillery'' : died 2nd June 1941 :[[Wilson-36332|'''Norman Wilson''']] NZ413529 - ''RNZAF no:3 Service Flying Training School'' : died 15th October 1941 :[[Wilson-37573|'''Norman William Wilson''']] ''NZ64127 - 24 Infantry Battalion, 2nd NZ Division.'' :[[Boate-9|'''Brian Patrick Boate''']] NZ1592 - ''HMNZ Leander'' : died 13th July 1943 :[[Holloway-2686|'''Jack Rayson Holloway''']] NZ 428511 - ''24th Infantry Battalion 8th Reinforcements 2NZEF'' : died 20th November 1943 '''See Also''' * [http://www.devonportrsa.org.nz/devdrive.html RSA Devonport] * [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/devonport-memorial-drive N.Z. History.net] * [https://register.notabletrees.org.nz/tree/view/1320 Notable Trees Register - Memorial Drive Devonport, Auckland] by Brad Cadwallader of the NZ Notable Trees Trust (Nelson) * [https://issuu.com/waterfordpresslimited/docs/rsa_review_-_spring_issue/27 Three new plaques added to Memorial Drive]

[[Category: New Zealand, Māori Iwi]][[Category: New Zealand, Māori Needs Iwi]] ''' A sub project of the [[Project:New Zealand|New Zealand Project]] ---------- ==Māori Iwi of Aotearoa - New Zealand== [http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ Te Kāhui Māngai (Directory of Iwi and Māori Organisations)] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_iwi Wikipedia List of iwi] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hap%C5%AB Wikipedia Hapu] This sub project is dedicated to the [[:Category: New Zealand, Māori Iwi| Māori iwi of Aotearoa - New Zealand]]. " According to the glossary definition of the National Library of New Zealand, "iwi" is a "Māori word for a set of people bound together by descent from a common ancestor or ancestors. Literally: bone. Modern meaning: tribe." === History of Iwi=== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwi Wikipedia Iwi] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C4%81ti_M%C4%81hanga?fbclid=IwAR2mMDal1X5QaX33ALjstmOVJ-yI2PEjSpiXPAjoNAGZFkeMbC3IvP9roYk '''Ngāti Māhanga tribe'''] ===Largest iwi by population=== :Ngāpuhi – 125,601 (in 2013) – based in the Northland Region :Ngāti Porou – 71,049 (in 2013) – based in Gisborne and East Cape :Ngāi Tahu – 54,819 (in 2013) – based in the South Island :Waikato Tainui – 40,083 (in 2013) – based in the Waikato Region :Ngāti Tūwharetoa – 35,874 (in 2013) – based in the central North Island :Ngāti Maniapoto – 35,358 (in 2013) – based in Waikato and Waitomo :Tūhoe – 34,890 (in 2013) – based in Urewera and Whakatane :Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa – 21,060 (in 2013) – based south of Poverty Bay :Te Arawa – 19,719 (in 2013) – based in Bay of Plenty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ===Largest iwi groupings by population=== :No affiliation – 110,928 (in 2013) – includes New Zealand based Māori with no iwi affiliation :Ngāti Kahungunu – 61,626 (in 2013) – based on the east coast of the North Island :Waikato Tainui – 55,995 (in 2013) – based in the Waikato Region :Ngāi Tahu Whanui – 55,986 (in 2013) – based in the South Island :Te Arawa – 43,374 (in 2013) – confederation of iwi and hapū based in Rotorua and Bay of Plenty :Te Hiku – 33,711 (in 2013) – group of iwi and hapū in the Northland region :Ngāti Raukawa – 29,442 (in 2013) – group of iwi and hapū in the Waikato Region, Taupo and Manawatū :Te Atiawa – 23,094 (in 2013) – group of iwi and hapū in Taranaki and Wellington :Hauraki Māori – 14,313 (in 2013) – group of iwi and hapū at or around the Hauraki Gulf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ===List of Iwi Web Sites=== :'''Waikato-Tainui''' - [https://www.waikatotainui.com/ Waikato Tainui web site] =====Taranaki Rohe (8) ===== :'''Ngati Tama''' - [http://ngatitamaotaranaki.iwi.nz/ Ngati Tama web site] :'''Ngati Mutunga''' - [http://ngatimutunga.iwi.nz/ Ngati Mutunga web site] :'''Te Ati Awa''' - [https://teatiawa.iwi.nz/ Te Ati Awa web site] :'''Ngati Maru (Taranaki)''' - [https://www.ngatimaru.co.nz/ Ngati Maru web site] : '''Taranaki Iwi (Tuturu)''' - [https://taranaki.iwi.nz/ Taranaki Iwi web site] :''' Ngaruahine Iwi''' - [https://www.ngaruahine.iwi.nz/ Ngaruahine web site] :'''Ngati Ruanui''' - [https://www.ruanui.co.nz/ Ngati Ruanui web site] :'''Nga Rauru''' - [http://www.rauru.iwi.nz/ Te Kaahui o Rauru web site] ==Sources== === External Resources=== *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aotearoa

[[Category: New Zealand, Politicians]] [[Category:New Zealand, Projects]] '''{{Blue|This project is part of the}}''' [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:New_Zealand '''New Zealand Project''']. The Minister of Customs in New Zealand is a cabinet position appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of matters of border control, international trade and travel and the collection of import duties and taxes to New Zealand. [[Wikipedia:Minister of Customs (New Zealand)|Minister of Customs (New Zealand)]] Wikipedia entry. ==Minister of Customs of New Zealand== ===The office=== The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Customs_%28New_Zealand%29 Minister of Customs] in New Zealand is a cabinet position appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of matters of border control, international trade and travel and the collection of import duties and taxes to New Zealand. ===Holder of Office=== ==Sources== [[Category:New Zealand, Ministers of Customs]]

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[[Category: New Zealand, Notables]] [[Project:New Zealand|New Zealand Project]] > [[Space:New_Zealand_Project_Teams|New Zealand Project Teams]] > [[Space:New_Zealand_Topics_Team|New Zealand Topics Team]] > '''New Zealand Notables''' Sub-project of [[Project:Notables|Notables Project]] and [[Project:New Zealand|New Zealand Project]] == Welcome to the New Zealand Project, New Zealand Notables Team== *''This page is part of the '''[[Project:New Zealand|New Zealand Project]]''' ==Members== :Team Leader: [[Paul-5413|Melanie Paul]] # [[Braddock-124|Campbell Braddock]] - Badged NZP and Notables member - ''working on Oamaru Notables'' ==Definition of Notable Profiles== : Definition from Category: Notables: '''''Notables''' are people who are worthy of note, remarkable, eminent, or persons of distinction. They may be famous, now or in the past. Or they may be less than famous to the general public, but well-known among their own esoteric accomplished peers. Or they may be infamous, or "Black Sheep", particularly if they reached a high level of disrepute among authorities and media, such as criminals who were once listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted List.'' :Examples: those with profiles in Who's Who, encyclopaedias, New Zealand Dictionary of Biographies, or Wikipedia. See the '''[[Project:Notables|Notables Project]]''' and '''[[Space:Requirements_of_Working_with_Individuals_who_are_Notable|Requirements for Profiles of Notables]]''' ==Deceased and Living Notables== *The New Zealand Project has kindly developed specific guidelines for '''Living Notables''' we can use here, '''[[Space:NZ_Notables_Profiles_Needed|NZ Notables Profiles Needed]]'''. *'''All deceased Notables''' and their deceased family members should have their privacy level set to '''"Open"''', (although we recommend leaving deceased notable profiles at Green (Public) privacy level for up to 3 months after the date of death, as a mark of respect). All members must be able to contribute to these profiles. The Notables Project does '''not''' generally manage profiles of deceased Notables. If you manage a deceased Kiwi notable profile and feel it is eligible for management by the New Zealand Project, contact '''[[Paul-5413|Melanie Paul]]'''. ==Adding the '''[[Template:Notables_Sticker|Notables Sticker]]'''== Please add the Notables sticker template, by using one of the New Zealand Notables categories listed in the following section as a parameter, eg. '''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables}}''' and add to the profile below the Biography heading.
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See also,[[Space:NZ_Notables_Profiles_Needed|NZ Notables Profiles Needed]] '' == Notable Categories under "New Zealand, Notables" == : Notable profiles should be categorised into one of these sub-categories using the Notables sticker: *'''[[:Category:New_Zealand,_Notables|New Zealand, Notables]]''' (please categorise to a sub-category if possible) **'''[[:Category:New_Zealand, Notable Activists and Reformers|New Zealand, Notable Activists and Reformers]]''' (activists, reformers, suffragettes, environmentalists) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notable Activists and Reformers}}''''' **'''[[:Category:New_Zealand, Notable Adventurers, Explorers and Trailblazers|New Zealand, Notable Adventurers, Explorers and Trailblazers]]''' (including aviators, explorers, adventurers) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notable Adventurers, Explorers and Trailblazers}}''''' **'''[[:Category: New Zealand, Colonial Notables|New Zealand, Colonial Notables]]''' (including notable Explorers, Bushrangers, Convicts) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Colonial Notables}}''''' **'''[[:Category: New Zealand, Notables in Commerce and Industry|New Zealand, Notables in Commerce and Industry]]''' (company executives, industrialists, inventors, entrepreneurs etc) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in Commerce and Industry}}''''' **'''[[:Category:New Zealand, Notables in the Entertainment Industries|New Zealand, Notables in the Entertainment Industries]]''' (actors and directors, cinematographers, dancers, radio and television personalities, etc) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in the Entertainment Industries}}''''' **'''[[:Category: New Zealand, Notables in Government|New Zealand, Notables in Government]]''' (including Governors, Governors-General, Prime Ministers and Parliamentarians, the '''legislative''' areas of government at Federal, State and Council levels) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in Government}}''''' **'''[[:Category: New Zealand, Notables in Literature|New Zealand, Notables in Literature]]''' Includes poets, writers, authors, historians, academics, print journalists '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in Literature}}''''' **'''[[:Category: New Zealand, Notables in the Military|New Zealand, Notables in the Military]]''' (Generals etc) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in the Military}}''''' **'''[[:Category:New Zealand, Notables in the Music Industries|New Zealand, Notables in the Music Industries]]''' (singers, violinists, composers, songwriters, musicians etc) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in the Music Industries}}''''' **'''[[:Category: New Zealand, Notables in the Public Service and Professions|New Zealand, Notables in the Public Service and Professions]]''' (doctors, nurses, teachers and others in the field of education, lawyers, judges, engineers, barristers etc) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in the Public Service and Professions}}''''' **'''[[:Category: New Zealand, Notables in Religion|New Zealand, Notables in Religion]]''' (Archbishops, Saints etc) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in Religion}}''''' **'''[[:Category: New Zealand, Notables in Science|New Zealand, Notables in Science]]''' '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in Science}}''''' **'''[[:Category:New Zealand, Notables in Service to the Community and Humanity|New Zealand, Notables in Service to the Community and Humanity]]''' (community service, humanitarians, philanthropists) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in Service to the Community and Humanity}}''''' **'''[[:Category: New Zealand, Notables in Sport|New Zealand, Notables in Sport]]''' '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in Sport}}''''' **'''[[:Category: New Zealand, Notables in the Visual Arts|New Zealand, Notables in the Visual Arts]]''' (painters, sculptors, architects, photographers, artists, cartoonists, etc) '''''{{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in the Visual Arts}}''''' == Some other stickers that may be relevant == {{Occupation |image=Olympic_Movement.png |text=represented New Zealand at the Olympic Games}} * Olympian - {{Occupation |image=Olympic_Movement.png |text=represented New Zealand at the Olympic Games}} will give you: {{Medal | medal=Member of the Order of New Zealand | image=Occupation_Image_Capture-31.jpg | Category=Members of the Order of New Zealand}} * Awards - eg {{Medal | medal=Member of the Order of New Zealand | image=Occupation_Image_Capture-31.jpg | Category=Members of the Order of New Zealand}} will give you: {{Genealogy in the Media Sticker}} * Genealogy in the Media - {{Genealogy in the Media Sticker}} will give you: == How can I help? == === Genealogy in the Media === ::• '''''Who Do You Think You Are?''''' ::Launched in Britain in 2004, this popular show is now a global franchise, featuring celebrities as they journey around the world in search of their family histories. New Zealand's WDYTYA airs on SBS. ::• '''''Finding Your Roots''''' ::Finding Your Roots premiered in 2012 on PBS America and has run for several seasons. The show, hosted by [[Gates-1834|Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr]], traces the ancestries of noteworthy guests, following a unique theme in each episode. There may or may not be kiwis featured. If there are, they are likely expats. ::• '''''This is Your Life''''' :: While technically ''This is Your Life'' is noted as a biographical documentary and reality show, there are few episodes that do not add genealogical information in the presentation of the person's life. Based on an American show that began in 1952, ''This is Your Life'' has a British version which began in 1955, a New Zealand version in 1984, and an Australian version in 1975, relaunched in 1995. Another relaunch occurred in 2010, but was not very popular and lasted just 4 episodes. Yet another relaunch began in 2022. === New Zealand Notables not in New Zealand Notable Categories === This report lists profiles that have a Notables Sticker or Project Box, have a birth, death or marriage location in New Zealand, but do not have one of the 15 kiwi Notable categories listed above. They need to be checked for eligibility as kiwi Notables and the relevant Notable category or categories (listed above) added to them. [https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=CategoryFull%3DNotables+Country%3DNew_zealand+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_Government+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_Sport+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_the_Military+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_Religion+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_Commerce_and_Industry+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_the_Public_Service_and_Professions+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_the_Visual_Arts+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Colonial_Notables+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notable_Activists_and_Reformers+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notable_Adventurers__Explorers_and_Trailblazers+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_the_Entertainment_Industries+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_the_Music_Industries+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_Literature+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_Science+NOT+CategoryFull%3DNew_Zealand__Notables_in_Service_to_the_Community_and_Humanity&MaxProfiles=5000&Format= '''List of Profiles'''] === Weekly Connection Finder=== Keep an eye out on the G2G for the call for nominations for the weekly Connection-Finder and nominate New Zealand Notable Profiles that fit. If you or someone else nominates a profile that needs work, it's a great opportunity to improve the biography, add an image, or connect the profile to the global tree. You may also be inspired to create a profile for a person that fits for that week, but isn't yet on WikiTree.
Suggesting profiles that fit the Connection-Finder themes and that also fall under the heading of diversity can help promote New Zealand, as well as diversity - so keep an eye out for people who may "fall outside the box". ===Profiles that need work=== New Zealand Notables who already have a profile containing a Notables sticker or template can be found here: [https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=Notables+New_Zealand&MaxProfiles=5000&PageSize=50 New Zealand Notables Search] or for profiles that are Orphans [https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=Notables+New_Zealand%2Borphan&MaxProfiles=5000&Format=&PageSize=50 New Zealand Orphaned Notables Search]. The search results may be analysed in the BioCheck app. This will reveal a range of style problems. If the inline ref count is low or zero, then the profile is likely in need of improvement. You can also choose profiles from [[:Category:New_Zealand,_Profile_Improvement_-_Notables]] to work on. If a profile is on a privacy setting and is managed by the New Zealand Project, request trusted list access. A list of New Zealand Notables with Data Doctor suggestions or errors can be found here: [https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=err6&Query=Notables+New_Zealand&MaxErrors=5000& New Zealand Notables DD Suggestions] For unconnected New Zealand Notables - [https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=Notables+New_Zealand%2Bunconnected&MaxProfiles=2000&Format= Unconnected New Zealand Notables] If you only have a few minutes to spare, consider moving profiles from the [[:Category:New_Zealand%2C_Notables|New Zealand, Notables]] category into a lower category, correcting the sticker if necessary. ===Profiles that need creation=== Profiles in need of creation may be found at several sites including, but not limited to: * ==== Halls of Fame & Honour Rolls ==== Various Halls of Fame and Honour Rolls contain information on notables. '''The Arts''' * [https://aotearoamusicawards.nz/ Aotearoa music awards] * [[Wikipedia:New_Zealand_Music_Hall_of_Fame|'''New Zealand Music Hall of Fame''']] on Wikipedia * [[Wikipedia:New Zealand film and television awards|'''New Zealand film and television awards''']] on Wikipedia '''Sports''' * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_Cricket_Hall_of_Fame ICC '''Cricket''' Hall of Fame] * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Golf_Hall_of_Fame World '''Golf''' Hall of Fame] * [https://members.itkd.co.nz/about-taekwon-do/awards/martial-arts-hall-of-fame.php New Zealand '''Martial Arts''' Hall of Fame] * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_Olympic_medallists List of New Zealand Olympic medallists] * [https://www.racinghalloffame.co.nz/ New Zealand '''Racing''' Hall of Fame] * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rugby_Hall_of_Fame World '''Rugby''' Hall of Fame] * [https://www.nzhalloffame.co.nz/Inductees.aspx New Zealand sports Hall of Fame] also see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Sports_Hall_of_Fame Wikipedia] * [https://www.ishof.org/tablet/index.html International '''Swimming''' Hall of Fame] and [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_International_Swimming_Hall_of_Fame List of Members of ISHOF] ==== Walks of Fame ==== * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealander_of_the_Year_Awards New Zealander of the Year Awards] * [https://www.nzwalkoffame.co.nz/about New Zealand Film Walk of Fame] ===5-Star Profiles=== 5-Star profiles are those profiles with 1,000+ views by at least 100+ different visitors in the past year, and the vast majority of these profiles are for notables. This may be the first, or only, view a person has of WikiTree, so it is important to make a good first impression. Here is a [https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=5stars+New_Zealand&MaxProfiles=5000&PageSize=50 list of 5-Star profiles] associated with New Zealand in some way. This report is updated weekly. This report is for [https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=err6&Query=5stars+New_Zealand&MaxErrors=1000& 5-Star profiles that have DD suggestions]. Are you the manager of a 5-Stars Profile? Take a look. Click [https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=5stars&MaxProfiles=5000&PageSize=50 here] and in the Text field enter “5stars” followed by a space and then your WT ID. Click “Get Profiles”. ==Guidelines for working on New Zealand Notables== The New Zealand Notables follow the general criteria for notability as defined by the [[Project:Notables|Notables Project]], that is, people that have their own Wikipedia page, but persons may also be considered notable if they are listed in New Zealand publications such as [https://nzhistory.govt.nz/biographies/all Biography New Zealand], the [https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies Teara New Zealand of Biographies], or are recognised within New Zealand for their achievements. Whilst the profile should focus on genealogically relevant information it is important to also include an overview of the achievements which have made the person notable. See also: [[Randall-8561|David Randall's]] [[Space:Completeness_Checklist|Completed Profile Checklist]] '''Profiles should include''': * Adherence to WikiTree style standards. * As many original sources as possible. * Narrative biography. * Inline citations to the Chicago Manual of Style standard, or similar. * Archive as many sources as possible to the Wayback Machine to prevent loss. * The Notables sticker should be added under the biography header. Please add a parameter that will place the profile in a relevant Notables category, e.g. {{Notables Sticker|New Zealand, Notables in the Military}} * Add additional categories as relevant. New categories can be created when there is a need for them. To ensure consistent category naming and structure globally, please request new categories here, [[Space:Categories_Waiting_to_be_Added_or_Renamed|Categories Waiting to be Added or Renamed]], rather than create them yourself. * Other stickers may be appropriate, see [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Template:New_Zealand_Sticker New Zealand Sticker] and [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Template:Maori_Sticker Maori Sticker]. Ideally profiles will also include at least one relevant image and be connected to the main tree. '''Do not''' include entire obituaries, Wikipedia articles, nor articles from the New Zealand Dictionary of Biography, or similar sources. These sources do contain errors and copying in the entirety may be a breach of copyright. Selectively quote from these sources when the information cannot be located in an original source. Please '''do not add''' the Notables template {{Notables}} or the New Zealand {{New Zealand}} Project template. Profiles with project templates must also be managed by the project and this is not necessary for the majority of notable persons. For further information see [[Space:NZ_Notables_Profiles_Needed|NZ Notables Profiles Needed]].

This page is for members of the '''[[Project:New_Zealand|New Zealand Project]]''' to keep track of their research interests. See [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Badges&b=new_zealand the badge report] for the full list of current participants. If you are ''not'' currently a member of the New Zealand Project and would like to become one, please see ''' [[Project:New_Zealand|our project page]]''' !! Members, beside your name below, please keep track of what you're currently working on for this project. This is both for your own reference, and to aid collaboration among the project participants. Thanks!!! ----- == Project Leader== *[[Donnelly-2171|Nic Donnelly]] *[[Utting-102|Amelia Utting]] == Project Coordinators == *[[Moore-25062| Sheryl Moore]] ** working on New Zealand Mining and New Zealand Mining Disasters - this is part of Worldwide Mining Disasters project for which I am Project Coordinator. I am excited that the New Zealand part of my project has been made a sub-project of the New Zealand Project and I am creating a resource and tribute to New Zealand miners, mining rescuers, their families and others who supported or investigated the mining disasters that have affected New Zealand history, highlighting the top 7 mining tragedies and listing an additional 1000+ miners who were killed or injured in mine accidents. ** This effort is done with a focus on genealogy and providing names, resources and suggestions for researching those involved. If your family were miners, I hope this information helps you. The mining disasters project is worldwide, so other areas under development include UK and so far I have in my research lists of Scottish miners that emigrated to New Zealand to work in the mines which I will include when available. *[[Doig-176|Suzanne Doig]] **1893 Suffrage Petition Project ==Project Members== *[[Absolum-98 |Shaye Absolum]] - *[[Dickson-4413|Margaret Allison]] - *[[Bates-5778 |Kathryn Bates]] - *[[Bell-17220|Fiona Bell ]] - *[[Best-2411| Noeline Best]] - *[[Bingham-1388|Lawrence Bingham]] - *[[Blomfield-52 |Helena Blomfield]] - *[[Boddy-39 |Rose Boddy]] - *[[Bowden-1477 |Terry Bowden]] - *[[Braddock-124|Campbell Braddock]] ** 8th Gen Kiwi - family been in New Zealand since the first missionaries, ** Working on New Zealand and Oamaru profiles by adding sources and categories, As part of the [[Space:Braddock%20Name%20Study|Braddock Name Study]] I am connecting all five NZ Braddock families to the world tree. *[[Brickland-2|Anonymous Brickland]] - **Researching the following family names - Andrews (Thames, Auckland), Barnett (Christchurch), Brickland, Coradine, Cross (Nelson), Duckworth (Christchurch), Judd (Auckland), Palmer (Nelson), Purnell, Small (Nelson), Taylor (Nelson), Whittaker (Timaru) and associated families *[[Butler-14364|Michael Butler]]'' - ** 15 of 16 great-great grandparents came to New Zealand - their family names were Butler, Henson, Alford, Gobbe, Harrington, Dunn, Webster, Irvine, Oates, Black, McCruedy, Tremain, Meneer, Makepeace, Edmonds The Edmonds came in 1834 and the Butlers were last arriving in 1881. Sarah Kelson died 2 years before her husband and children came to New Zealand. *[[Coxhead-143 |Peter Coxhead]] - *[[Crozier-538 | Norma Crozier]] - *[[Donnelly-2171 |Nic Donnelly]] - *[[Radcliffe-1013 |Kerry Dressler]] - *[[Genet-32|Sue Erkkila]] - *[[George-7849 |Sonia George]] - *[[Callingham-7| Carol Gilbert]] - *[[Gill-5258|Catherine Gill]] - *[[Sunnex-22| Jo Hall]] - *[[Hammond-3987|Andrew Hammond]]' - *[[Hatcher-2235|Jason Hatcher]]- *[[Hayes-13310 |Maria Hayes]] - *[[Hayward-3367|Pare Hayward]] - *[[Henderson-2297|Lorna Henderson]] **Maternal 2*great grandparents on "Timandra" into Taranaki *[[Frisken-30|Tracy Hope]] - ** My maternal ancestors are 50% Scottish, having emigrated in the mid- to late-19th century to Southland, and about 50% Cornish. Names of interest are Frisken, Ferguson, Quick and Hollow. I'm also interested in learning about the Hope family from Nelson/Marlborough, descended from Jane Hamilton Hope of Killybegs, County Donegal, emigrated to Nelson in 1851. *[[Edwards-7254 |Sarah Jenkins]] **6th Gen Kiwi - I have just discovered my Paternal Line thanks to DNA with the help of a cousin who is a genealogist with a massive tree of over 16.000, he has granted me full access and I have a long way to go before they are all added to Wikitree - I bounce around from profile to profile right now adding new ones and adding sources and info as I go - I have a system and I doing it that way more for S.E.O. reasons than anything else - it means I hopefully am reviewing all the profiles for which I am manager on a regular basis and making changes as I have learned more how wikitree works and about how to do sources since I first started. Surnames of Lines, Campbell, Fowler, White, Edwards, Payton, Neilson + my partner's Jenkins, Baylis, Oliver, Watson - the Watson line can't really grow until he takes a DNA test as his father's Dad we only have a name, not much else to go on and I can't find how he got to New Zealand? So no idea where he originated? I am noting under "Research" in my profiles, if/when I hit a brick wall and any collaborative help is much appreciated. *[[King-12726|Stephen King]] - *[[Thompson-31031|Robynne Lozier]] **Born and raised in New Zealand. Now living in Canada. Captain of the [[:Space:The_Kiwi_Crew |Kiwi Crew Team]] for Sprints, Source-a-thons and other challenges. Pretty much all of my ancestry originates from England and scotland with 1 line being from Ireland. I love doing Notables so if i can be on the Notables team, that would be great!!! *[[Luckie-23|Shoshanah Luckie]] *[[McMichael-211 |Fiona Gilliver]] **My Lovell, Woolcock, Lacey, Edwards, O'Riley and McMinn families now have bios and sources. Adding sources when mentioned to New Zealand Project page. Helping find NZ sources in response to G2G questions. Research, creation, connection and sourcing of unsourced New Zealand profiles, or profiles generated as part of NZ Disasters etc. which invariably sends me down rabbit holes (usually to the UK.). A member of the Kiwi Crew. Adding ship and cemetery categories where appropriate. General maintenance and connection of N.Z. profiles though I tend to focus on the Top of the South area. *[[Martin-46788|Maxx Martin]] - *[[Matthews-9527|Cloudia Matthews]] - *[[Miles-5060 |Cassandra Miles]] - *[[Murray-16871|Anne Murray]] - *[[Newport-626|Charlene Newport]] - *[[Newport-832 |Liz Newport]] - *[[Olney-518 |Graeme Olney]] (Updated: [[Olney-518|Olney-518]] 19:24, 1 May 2019 (UTC) ) **5th Gen Kiwi - working on geocoding Profiles of my own NZ family but in particular, the [[:Category:New Zealand, Corney Name Study|Corneys]] and related families in and around Taranaki and beyond. ** Also current spending time after every 'Tuesday' working with [[Project:Database_Errors|Project:Database_Errors]], to find errors related to New Zealand Profiles and helping 'Profile Managers' with adjustments. ** and when I've got some free time: adding [[:Category:Immigrant Ships to New Zealand|Immigrant Ships to New Zealand]] and categorising profiles of their passengers ** And then adding and/or aligning [[:Category: New Zealand, Places|Places in New Zealand]] and associated [[:Category: New Zealand, Cemeteries|Cemeteries in New Zealand]] ** and if I still have any time left: adding to the [[:Category: New Zealand, Disasters|New Zealand, Disasters]] and categorising profiles associated with them *[[Painter-1318| Murray Painter]] ** My grandparents (Painter) arrived Napier, New Zealand in 1876 originally from Gloucestershire. I have been working on family trees for nearly 10 years and reside in Hawke's Bay (Havelock North) *[[Cowper-404|Dean Pascoe]] - *[[Paul-5413|Melanie Paul]] - ** My first cousin three times removed (maternal side) and his family give me blood ties, plus I frequently find myself "in" Enzed for other families. I have a strong interest in ANZACs from both sides of the Tasman. (I also have a collateral cousin whose husband was in NZ during the early years of European "involvement") I believe I have a paternal cousin who was born there (his parents, mother in particular, were there performing on a regular basis). *[[Orange-290|R P ]] - *[[Pooley-386 |Emma Pooley]] - *[[Richardson-5769 |Phil Richardson ]] - *[[Robinson-15705 |Tony Robinson]] - *[[Rodgers-4539 |Gillian Rodgers]] - ** Originally from New Zealand I now live in London, UK. I'm researching New Zealand and English ancestors. ** I am very interested in researching Benfell/Binfield and Dewe immigrants to New Zealand. ** I have also joined the England Project. *[[Rundle-361| B Rundle]] - *[[Earle-1242|Nicola Sherrock]]- *[[Soppet-3 |John Soppet]] - *[[Stoddard-791|Jackie Stoddard]] *[[Irwin-2099|Lianne Trevarthen]] (Team Leader) **Born in Auckland, my father was Australian and my mother is also an Australian citizen (but born in NZ). Plenty of New Zealand connections. On my mother's side primarily in the Auckland region and Matamata-Piako area. As part of her family tree side, I am on the Mellsop Reunion committee, which has had regular reunions since the 1950s and our own website. Most of our family history on that side is from Ireland and England. On my father's side, things are more difficult to trace for me. They settled in Southland and Otago, but my father's paternal side goes back to Prussia ( an area now known as Lithuania) and it has not been possible to trace anything back there as yet. My husband's family settled in New Zealand in 1840 from Cornwall. As part of tracing all these family trees I have taken thousands of headstone photos, and contribute to Find-a-Grave, not only with my own family but others. I have started on several cemetery projects which I am now in the process of adding to WikiTree. I am hoping to contribute to WikiTree the combined Mellsop family tree (currently about 7000 in the tree - all spread out over New Zealand and the world) as well as my more personal family tree connections. *[[Tyree-392|Suszie Tyree]] - *[[Vincent-2548|Raewyn Vincent]] - I am the 5th and last generation of my Vincent line in Christchurch, New Zealand. (To my knowledge there is at least one other Vincent line who settled in Christchurch, primarily, but there may be one other.) My Vincent ancestors hailed from Middlesex, England. I am also a descendant of Hughes (two branches) and Sinclair from Dunedin, originating from Wales and Scotland, respectively. Other names of interest are Thomson (England), Muddle (Kent) and Serjantson (with variants, of Lincolnshire).

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[[Category: Oriental, sailed 15 September 1839]] For profiles, see [[:Category:Oriental, sailed 15 September 1839|the category]] '''The voyage of the barque Oriental to Port Nicholson, New Zealand in 1839/40'''
Sailed London 15 September 1839 - arrived Port Nicholson 31 January 1840 :[http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Oriental.htm A Passenger List] ''External'' Captain: William Wilson,
Surgeon Superintendent: Dr J. Fitzgerald
The ''Oriental'' was the first immigrant ship of the New Zealand Company to sail from London to New Zealand in Sep 1839. However, due to a difficult voyage she was the second by a few days to arrive eventually arriving on 31 January 1840 in what became Port Nicholson. *Perth DPS Project Apr 9, 2001, by Rob Nelson. © 1996- 2001 [https://perthdps.com/shipping/mig-nz1.htm] '''Description from "WHITE WINGS"'''
THE ORIENTAL.
First ship to sail from London, and second to reach Port Nicholson, was the Oriental, 506 tons, Captain William Wilson, by which 155 people came out, 62 being males and 93 females. Among prominent passengers may be mentioned the Hon. Henry Petre (son of Lord Petre), Major Hornbrook, Mr. Francis Molesworth (brother of Sir William Molesworth, Bart.), Mr. George Duppa, Mr. W. B. D. Mantell (son of Dr. Gideon Mantell, an eminent geologist), and Mr. Dudley Sinclair (son of Sir George Sinclair, Bart., M.P.). Sailing from Gravesend on September 15th, 1839, and Deal six days later, she called at the island of Santiago, Cape Verde Group, and that was the last land seen until on January 22nd she entered Port Hardy, that being the day the Aurora reached Port Nicholson. Some natives seen here advised them there was a pakeha on the island, and they set off in their canoes to fetch him, spreading their blankets for sails. The man was Maclaren, the whaler who brought a letter left by Colonel Wakefield ordering the ship to Port Nicholson. The wind blowing strong into the harbour, it was three days before the Oriental got out, and even then she just escaped going ashore on the rocks called Nelson's Monument. It was not until the 29th that the ship was off Port Nicholson, and then the wind failed. Captain Wilson was a good deal perplexed by the long line of rocks that runs right out from Sinclair Head, and next day he sent the mate away in the cutter to investigate. Of course the mate soon discovered the entrance, but there was no wind, the weather was thick, and there was a strong ebb tide, so the anchor was dropped. The following morning Colonel Wakefield came out in a ship's boat, bringing with him a pilot. Though there was a head wind, the Oriental beat into the harbour, and at 6 p.m. on January 31st, 1840, she dropped anchor off Somes Island, receiving a salute of guns from the Cuba and the Aurora. Then began the work of disembarking. For a few days the weather was rough, but on the 3rd of February a fine spell set in. It was decided to settle the new arrivals on the banks of the Hutt River, about a mile up from the mouth. On the 5th the disembarkation started in real earnest. The ship's boats were used to take the heavy stuff up the river, but the bulk of the passengers tramped to their new home, over a roughly-made PAGE 19track, carrying in their hands or on their backs such light things as they could manage. By the 15th of the month all the cabin passengers, who had until then lived aboard, moved ashore, and by March 6th the last of the cargo was out. *White Wings (volume II). Author: Henry Brett: The Brett Printing Company Limited, 1928, Auckland [http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz//tm/scholarly/tei-Bre02Whit-t1-body-d1-d1-d8.html]