New Zealand History Makers

A DigitalNZ Story by Brendan Graham

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Kate Wilson Sheppard

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Ernest Rutherford

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Ernest Rutherford

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Sir George Edward Grey

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Seated portrait of Sir George Grey as an old man

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Sir George Grey

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Michael Joseph Savage

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Michael Joseph Savage

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Michael Joseph Savage, c 1920s

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Apirana Ngata

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Apirana Turupa Ngata

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Apirana Turupa Ngata

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Apirana Turupa Ngata

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Image: [Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1815-1854 :Heke and his wife [1845. London, 1859]

[Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1815-1854 :Heke and his wife [1845. London, 1859]

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Image: [Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1815-1854 :Portraits du chef Heke et sa femme. Dessin de Emile Bayard; d'apres Thomson; gravé par Pannemaker. [1845, 1859] [1865]

[Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1815-1854 :Portraits du chef Heke et sa femme. Dessin de Emile Bayard; d'apres Thomson; gravé par Pannemaker. [1845, 1859]...

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Image: [Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1815-1854 :The warrior chieftains of New Zealand. Harriett, Heki's wife - Heki - Kawiti. Drawn by Jos.h J. Merrett. Drawn on stone by W. Nicholas. Sydney, W[illia]m Ford [1846]

[Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1815-1854 :The warrior chieftains of New Zealand. Harriett, Heki's wife - Heki - Kawiti. Drawn by Jos.h J. Merrett. Drawn ...

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Sir Frederic Truby King

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Sir Frederic Truby King

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Image: Clifford, Henry Herbert, 1872-1949 :Frederick Truby King

Clifford, Henry Herbert, 1872-1949 :Frederick Truby King

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Frederic Truby King

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Image: McDonald, James Ingram 1865-1935 :[Captain William Hobson] 1913.

McDonald, James Ingram 1865-1935 :[Captain William Hobson] 1913.

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Image: McDonald, James Ingram 1865-1935 :Captain William Hobson, R.N., first Governor of New Zealand, 1840. 1903.

McDonald, James Ingram 1865-1935 :Captain William Hobson, R.N., first Governor of New Zealand, 1840. 1903.

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Jean Gardner Batten, ambulance driver

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Jean Gardner Batten, Rongotai Airport, Wellington

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Jean Gardner Batten

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Jean Gardner Batten

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Jean Gardner Batten

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Portrait of Jean Batten

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Jean Gardner Batten

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Image: Moore & Thompson, fl 1936-1942 (Firm) : Photograph of Guide Bella, and Jean Batten, greeting each other with a hongi

Moore & Thompson, fl 1936-1942 (Firm) : Photograph of Guide Bella, and Jean Batten, greeting each other with a hongi

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Peter Snell, athlete with New Zealand Olympic Team. Rome, 1960

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Image: Peter Snell, Olympic gold medallist, Rome 1960

Peter Snell, Olympic gold medallist, Rome 1960

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Image: Murray Halberg and Peter Snell, Olympic gold medallists, Rome 1960

Murray Halberg and Peter Snell, Olympic gold medallists, Rome 1960

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Edmund Percival Hillary

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Portrait of Edmund Hillary

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Peter Jackson and producers of the "Meet the Feebles" with puppets from the movie

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Te Rauparaha

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Te Rauparaha

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Colin Earl Meads

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Colin Earl Meads

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All Black Colin 'Pine Tree' Meads

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C E Meads, 1956 New Zealand All Black rugby union trialist

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Colin Earl Meads

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Dame Whina Cooper

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Dame Whina Cooper 1895 - 1994

Whangarei Libraries

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Katherine Mansfield

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Katherine Mansfield

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Katherine Mansfield

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Katherine Mansfield

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Photographic copy of a painting of William Soltau Davidson

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Sketch of Te Whiti-o-Rongomai

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Richard Seddon

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Seddon, Richard

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Richard John Seddon

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Richard John Seddon

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Richard John Seddon

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Portrait of Richard John Seddon

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Te Rangi Hiroa (Sir Peter Buck)

Puke Ariki

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Julius Vogel

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Julius Vogel

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Maurice Wilkins with X-ray crystallographic equipment

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Sir Julius Vogel

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Mabel Bowden Howard

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Politician Mabel Howard

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Mrs Mabel Bowden Howard

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Bernard Cyril Freyberg

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Bernard Cyril Freyberg

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Bernard Cyril Freyberg

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Bernard Cyril Freyberg

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Major General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg VC

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: General Bernard Freyberg farewells Winston Churchill, Tripoli

General Bernard Freyberg farewells Winston Churchill, Tripoli

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Portrait of Harold Gillies

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Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Kiri Te Kanawa singing on stage (as Carmen)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa in traditional Maori attire

Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa in traditional Maori attire

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Sir Keith Park

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Portrait of Sir Keith Park

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Portrait of Sir Keith Park

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Portrait of Sir Keith Park

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Sir Keith Park, Pan American World Airways

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Sir Keith Park, Pan American World Airways

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Sir Keith Park, Pan American World Airways

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Portrait of Sir Keith Park

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Peter Blake

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Peter Blake, skipper of Lion New Zealand

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Peter Blake on board Steinlager 2 - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

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Clarence Edward Beeby and Beatrice Beeby

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Clarence Edward Beeby, 1902-1998

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Dr Clarence Beeby CMG, wearing his medal, with his wife Beatrice Beeby

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Jack Lovelock after his victory in the `mile of the century' - Photograph taken by the Associated Press

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Runners during the first lap of the 1500 metres final at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin

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James K Baxter

Alexander Turnbull Library

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James K. Baxter

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Professor Fred Hollows

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Murray Halberg, New Zealand middle distance runner

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Murray Halberg, New Zealand middle distance runner

Murray Halberg, New Zealand middle distance runner

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Image: Murray Halberg, New Zealand middle distance runner

Murray Halberg, New Zealand middle distance runner

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Image: Murray Halberg, New Zealand middle distance runner

Murray Halberg, New Zealand middle distance runner

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1823

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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David Lange

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

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David Lange, Labour Party leader

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Sir Archibald Hector McIndoe

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Peter Fraser

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Charles Hazlitt Upham

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Second Lieutenant Charles Hazlitt Upham, VC

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Image: Portrait of Charles Hazlitt Upham, VC and Bar

Portrait of Charles Hazlitt Upham, VC and Bar

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Charles Hazitt Upham

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Lieutenant Colonel Howard Karl Kippenberger with Lieutenant Charles Hazlitt Upham, Egypt

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Billy T James - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

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Rua Kenana

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Rua Kenana

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Rua Kenana

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Head and shoulders portrait of Rua Kenana Hepetipa

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Portrait of Roger Douglas

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Finance Minister Roger Douglas, after 15 months in office - Photograph taken by Merv Griffiths

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