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The Original All Blacks while on tour in the United Kingdom.
TheOriginal All Blacks (also known simply as "The Originals") were the firstNew Zealand nationalrugby union team to tour outsideAustralasia. They toured theBritish Isles, France and the United States of America during 1905–1906. Their opening game, on 16 September 1905, was againstDevon whom they defeated 55–4. They defeated every English side that they faced, including a 16–3 victory over English county championsDurham, and a 32–0 victory overBlackheath. They defeatedScotland,Ireland, andEngland with the closest of the three matches their 12–7 victory over Scotland. The team's only loss of the tour was a 3–0 defeat byWales atCardiff Arms Park. A try claimed bywingerBob Deans was not awarded by the referee and later became a subject of controversy. However, Wales were generally considered the better team with the All Blacks playing particularly poorly in the first half of the game. They managed narrow wins against four Welsh club teams and went on to playFrance in France's first-ever test match. They returned to New Zealand via North America where they played two matches against Canadian teams. Overall they played a total of thirty-five matches, which included five Tests, and only lost once—the defeat by Wales.
The 1905 All Blacks tour of Britain went on to achieve legendary status within the rugby world and New Zealand in particular. They scored 976 points and conceded only 59, and thus set the standard for future All Blacks sides. The tour also saw the first use of the All Blacks name and established New Zealand's reputation as a world-class rugby nation. Some of these players eventually defected to participate in the professional1907–08 tour of Australia and Great Britain where they played against Northern Union sides in the sport that would eventually become known asrugby league. (Full article...)
Image 9The scalloped bays indenting Lake Taupō's northern and western coasts are typical of large volcaniccaldera margins. The caldera they surround was formed during the hugeOruanui eruption. (fromGeography of New Zealand)
Image 19The Māori are most likely descended from people who migrated fromTaiwan toMelanesia and then travelled east through to theSociety Islands. After a pause of 70 to 265 years, a new wave of exploration led to the discovery and settlement of New Zealand.
Image 21A 1943 poster produced during the war. The poster reads: "When war broke out ... industries were unprepared for munitions production. To-day New Zealand is not only manufacturing many kinds of munitions for her own defence but is making a valuable contribution to the defence of the other areas in the Pacific..." (fromHistory of New Zealand)
Image 28Percentages of people reporting affiliation with Christianity at the 2001, 2006 and 2013 censuses; there has been a steady decrease over twelve years. (fromCulture of New Zealand)
Image 37Māoriwhānau (extended family) fromRotorua in the 1880s. Many aspects of Western life and culture, including European clothing and architecture, were incorporated into Māori society during the 19th century. (fromHistory of New Zealand)
Image 46A meeting of European and Māori inhabitants ofHawke's Bay Province. Engraving, 1863.
Image 47Hinepare of Ngāti Kahungunu, is wearing a traditionalkorowai cloak adorned with a black fringe border. The twohuia feathers in her hair, indicate a chiefly lineage. She also wears apounamuhei-tiki and earring, as well as a shark tooth (mako) earring. Themoko-kauae (chin-tattoo) is often based on one's role in theiwi. (fromCulture of New Zealand)
Image 48Richard Seddon, Liberal Prime Minister from 1893 to his death in 1906 (fromHistory of New Zealand)
Image 50European settlers developed an identity that was influenced by their rustic lifestyle. In this scene from 1909, men at their camp site display a catch of rabbits and fish. (fromCulture of New Zealand)
Image 51New Zealand isantipodal to points of the North Atlantic, the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco.
TheMāori name Te Whanganui-A-Hei (the Great Bay of Hei) refers to Hei, atohunga from theTe Arawawaka. According to tradition, Hei chose the area aroundMercury Bay as home for his tribe, proclaiming ownership by calling Motueka Island "Te Kuraetanga-o-taku-Ihu" (the outward curve of my nose.)
Cathedral Cove is named after the cave located there linking Mare's Leg Cove to Cathedral Cove. Gemstone Bay and Stingray Bay are also located within the reserve. The area is very popular with tourists, and receives around 150,000 visitors a year. The cave and beach was used as the tunnel through which thePevensie children first re-enterNarnia in the movie version ofThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.(Full article...)
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