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Thomas Bracken

A prolific writer, Thomas Bracken’s one permanent poetic monument is the stirring prose that became New Zealand’s national anthem, 'God Defend New Zealand.'

Thomas Bracken

Thomas Bracken

A prolific writer, Thomas Bracken’s one permanent poetic monument is the stirring prose that became New Zealand’s national anthem, 'God Defend New Zealand.'

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My old man's an All Black

My old man's an All Black

Cover of the 45 rpm record, ‘On the rugged rugby-playing trail’.

Railway songs

Railway songs

Taumarunui Railway Station in the early 20th century

Sea shanties

Sea shanties

 The New Zealand topsail schooner Shepherdess sails in Cook Strait about 1870.