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page 1Use New Zealand English from October 2013

Hamilton
largest city in New Zealand's Waikato region

Eleanor Catton
New Zealand writer
Tom Williams
New Zealand Roman Catholic cardinal (1930–2023)

Pure Heroine
2013 studio album by Lorde
Royals
2013 single by Lorde
Maurice Gee
New Zealand novelist (1931–2025)
Basil Meeking
7th Roman Catholic bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand (1929–2020)

Zealandia
wildlife sanctuary in Wellington, New Zealand
Leonard Boyle
Roman Catholic bishop

John Jerome Cunneen
8th Roman Catholic bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand (1932–2010)
Edward Russell Gaines
Roman Catholic bishop
William Lee Rees
New Zealand cricketer and politician (1836-1912)
Lake Ōkareka
volcanic crater lake in New Zealand
Taonga
Taonga or taoka (in South Island Māori) is a Māori-language word that refers to a treasured possession in Māori culture. It lacks a direct translation into English, making its use in the Treaty of Waitangi significant. The current definition differs from the historical one, noted by Hongi Hika as "property procured by the spear" [one could understand this as war booty or defended property] and is now interpreted to mean a wide range of both tangible and intangible possessions, especially items of historical cultural significance. It has been changed to suit agendas. The 1820 Grammar and Vocabu

John Patrick Kavanagh
Catholic bishop
Brad McGann
New Zealand filmmaker