When Hester Hall Culling was born on 9 December 1863, in Dunedin, New Zealand, her father, Joseph Culling, was 26 and her mother, Hester Hall Jefferis, was 18. She married Clement George Culling in 1890, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 7 June 1935, in Pohangina, Manawatū, New Zealand, at the age of 71, and was buried in Pohangina, Manawatū, New Zealand.
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The Invasion of the Waikato was the most important campaign during the 19th century Wars in New Zealand. It was fought in the North Island between the Kingitanga Movement, a group of Maori Tribes, and the colonial government. The hostility lasted for nine months, where 14,000 Imperial and colonial troops and 4,000 Māori warriors fought and was the costliest confrontation during the New Zealand Wars. In 1995, the government conceded that the 1863 invasion and confiscation was wrongful and apologized for its actions and later that year Queen Elizabeth II personally signed the Waikato Raupatu Claims Settlement Act.
Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.
New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote.
English (Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Culling, perhaps to be identified with Colling .
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