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French footprints on New Zealand soil /

French footprints on New Zealand soil / [John Dunmore, ... et al.]. - Wellington [N.Z.] : French Embassy to New Zealand, 2009. - 100 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm.

Includes glossary: French personalities (p. 91-96), list of illustrations - credits (p. 97-99).

Stories behind the names -- Encounters between French and Māori -- On a mission -- Brothers in vines -- Akaroa, the village of the French -- Wrecked in New Zealand waters -- Passion and inspiration -- Legendary rugby tales -- French personalities. Dumont D'Urville --- Marion Dufresne -- Surville -- Chatham Islands -- Bishop Pompallier -- Suzanne Aubert at Jerusalem -- Father Euloge Reignier -- Marist Mission Hawkes Bay -- Jean Desire Feraud of Clyde -- Daniel Le Brun -- Akaroa -- Whaling on Banks Peninsula -- Colonisation of Akaroa -- Jean-Francois de la Perouse -- Story of the L'Aclmene (Ship) -- Baylys Beach (Northland) -- Francois Edouard Raynal -- Story of the Grafton (Ship) -- Auckland Islands -- Capitaine Bougainville (Ship) -- Gaugins visit to Auckland -- Randell Cottage for French writers. The stories behind the names -- Encounters between French and Māori -- On a mission -- Brothers in vines -- Akaroa, the village of the French -- Wrecked in New Zealand waters -- Passion and inspiration -- Legendary rugby tales. Includes glossary: French personalities (p. 91-96), list of illustrations - credits (p. 97-99).

A collection of 29 articles. "This book will take you on a journey spanning more than two centuries, from De Surville to Saint-Andre, from the first explorers, whalers and sealers, to the Marist Missionaries, Hawke's Bay vineyards and rugby fields"--Foreword.

9780473160937 (pbk.)


Aubert, Mary Joseph, Mother, 1835-1926.


French--History.--New Zealand
Names, Geographical--History.--New Zealand
Names, French--History.--New Zealand
French in New Zealand.
Explorers--France.
French--New Zealand.
Names, Geographical--New Zealand.
New Zealand Civilization French influences.


France--Relations--History.--New Zealand
New Zealand--Relations--History.--France
New Zealand--Civilization--French influences.
New Zealand--History.
New Zealand--Civilization--French personalities.
New Zealand--Discovery and exploration--French.
New Zealand--Foreign relations--History.--France
New Zealand--Civilization--French influences.
Akaroa (Christchuch, N.Z.)--History.

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