81-514: Frank Sargeson ( / ˈ s ɑːr dʒ ə s ən / ) (born Norris Frank Davey ; 23 March 1903 – 1 March 1982) was a New Zealand short story writer and novelist. Born in Hamilton , Sargeson had a middle-class and puritanical upbringing, and initially worked as a lawyer. After travelling to the United Kingdom for two years and working as a clerk on his return, he was convicted of indecent assault for
162-574: A New World or Countdown supermarket, such as in Rototuna, Hillcrest and Glenview . Tomorrow (New Zealand magazine) Tomorrow was a left-wing magazine in New Zealand from 1934 to 1940, edited by Kennaway Henderson . The magazine was established in 1934 by Henderson, who was an artist and an illustrator, together with Frederick Sinclaire and H. Winston Rhodes , both English academics from Canterbury College , and printer Denis Glover who
243-412: A New Zealander could publish work true to his own country and of a high degree of artistry, and that exile in the cultural centres of the old world was not necessary to this end", and "revealed that our manners and behaviour formed just as good a basis for enduring literature as those of any other country". In the editorial to that same issue, Charles Brasch commented that Sargeson's birthday was more than
324-523: A Train , was published posthumously in 1983. Sargeson left his estate to his friend Christine Cole Catley who later launched the Frank Sargeson Trust. After his death, the Trust restored his bach and opened it to the public. In 1990, Sargeson's ashes were scattered on the property, and a sign was put up outside the bach stating: "Here a truly New Zealand literature had its beginnings". It is now known as
405-502: A bachelor's or higher degree, 66,924 (48.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 32,769 (23.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $ 42,200, compared with $ 41,500 nationally. 13,599 people (9.8%) earned over $ 100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 72,741 (52.6%) people were employed full-time, 16,971 (12.3%) were part-time, and 5,346 (3.9%) were unemployed. The main area of population growth
486-416: A certain quality which would be recognised as my own and nobody else's". He began to grow fruit and vegetables and to take in people who were struggling financially or on the social fringes of society, who he described as the "odds-and-ends kind of people I tend naturally to cherish and try to comfort". He began to establish a reputation in the writing world from 1935 onwards, with short stories contributed to
567-468: A city in 1945. In the latter 19th century, the areas of Te Rapa and Pukete were important sites for the kauri gum trade of the late 19th/early 20th centuries, being some of the southern-most locations where gum could be found. Beale Cottage is an 1872 listed building in Hamilton East. From 1985 MV Waipa Delta provided excursions along the river through the town centre. In 2009 Waipa Delta
648-1002: A competition held to mark New Zealand's centennial, and his second short story collection, A Man and His Wife , was published by Caxton Press . He was also receiving international attention, with his work appearing in journals in Australia, the UK and the USA, in John Lehmann 's anthologies and periodicals such as Penguin New Writing . The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature (2006) said that Sargeson "dominated" New Zealand short fiction at this time, with his "wry sketches or ostensible yarns about apparently undistinguished characters and minor occurrences", in which "the characters are depicted as itinerant labourers or unemployed men, seldom happily married and frequently without any apparent family connection". He also
729-513: A condition of a two-year suspended sentence he received for indecent assault due to a homosexual encounter, he was required to leave Wellington to live with his uncle in Ōkahukura, where he spent 18 months working on the farm and writing. During this time he successfully published an article about his European travels in The New Zealand Herald in May 1930 and also completed his first novel, which
810-435: A homosexual encounter and moved to live on his uncle's farm for a period. Having already written and published some short stories in the late 1920s, he began to focus on his writing and moved into his parents' holiday cottage where he would live for the rest of his life. Sargeson became an influential figure in New Zealand writing, and his work continues to be recognised as a major influence on New Zealand literature . Sargeson
891-588: A hospital at Kirikiriroa. Hamilton was settled by the 4th Waikato Regiment Militia, led by Captain William Steele. The 1st Regiment was at Tauranga , the 2nd at Pirongia , the 3rd at Cambridge and the 4th at Kirikiriroa. The first military settlers arrived on the Rangiriri on 24 August 1864. Members of Ngāti Wairere assembled on the banks of the river as the Rangiriri arrived and threw peaches at her. One of
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#1733133118887972-529: A major junction with State Highway 3 south of the city centre, which contributes to congestion. The Hamilton City Council is building a 2/4-lane arterial road, Wairere Drive, through the northern and eastern suburbs to form a 25 km suburban ring road with State Highway 1, which is due for completion in early 2015, while the New Zealand Transport Agency plans to complete the Hamilton section of
1053-442: A merely personal occasion: "By his courage and his gifts he showed that it was possible to be a writer and contrive to live, somehow, in New Zealand, and all later writers are in his debt." At this time it seemed that Sargeson's career might be over; his literary output during the 1950s had slowed, with only one novella, two short stories and a short essay, and two partially completed plays. In her autobiography, Frame recalled that in
1134-601: A population of 174,741 in the 2023 New Zealand census , an increase of 13,830 people (8.6%) since the 2018 census , and an increase of 33,129 people (23.4%) since the 2013 census . There were 85,437 males, 88,497 females and 807 people of other genders in 60,897 dwellings. 3.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+ . The median age was 33.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 36,570 people (20.9%) aged under 15 years, 40,836 (23.4%) aged 15 to 29, 75,549 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 21,783 (12.5%) aged 65 or older. Of those at least 15 years old, 30,033 (21.7%) people had
1215-456: A profit in late 1939, shortly before it was closed down in 1940. The reason for the magazine's closure was that no printers were willing to print it following the government's introduction of wartime regulations that enabled publications to be banned for publishing subversive material. Tomorrow was the first left-wing publication of its kind in New Zealand. Historian Rachel Barrowman has described it as "the principal forum in New Zealand for
1296-425: A regular series titled "Australian Note Book". The magazine had a limited budget because Henderson and the magazine's other founders were philosophically opposed to the concept of advertising, and most of the funds to publish the magazine came from advance subscriptions. In early 1935 the magazine had to cease production for a temporary period due to a libel suit. Rhodes later said that the magazine only began to make
1377-559: A result of the Invasion of Waikato and land confiscation ( Raupatu ) by the Crown. The settlers developed the city as an agricultural service centre, but it now has a diverse economy. Hamilton Gardens is the region's most popular tourist attraction. Education and research and development play an important part in Hamilton's economy, as the city is home to approximately 40,000 tertiary students and 1,000 PhD-qualified scientists. The settlement
1458-733: A short story prize, the Sargeson Prize , in his honour. In 2024, the Alexander Turnbull Library 's Frank Sargeson Collection, comprising Sargeson's draft manuscripts, personal papers and photographs, was inscribed in UNESCO Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Register. Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton ( Māori : Kirikiriroa ) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand . Located on
1539-459: A small book by Caxton Press and Reed & Harris. Reviews were unenthusiastic and mixed in both England and New Zealand. In 1953, two of his short stories were included in World's Classics: New Zealand short stories , edited by Dan Davin for Oxford University Press . Sargeson continued to nurture and promote New Zealand literary talent, as he had with Speaking for Ourselves , most notably by inviting
1620-771: A trilogy of autobiographies: Once is Enough (1973), More than Enough (1975) and Never Enough (1977). In 1974 Sargeson received a Scholarship in Letters from the New Zealand Literary Fund and an honorary doctorate of literature from the University of Auckland. In 1981 his autobiographies were published as a single volume, Sargeson . He continued to write and publish short fiction until 1980, when his health began to decline. Sargeson died at North Shore Hospital in Auckland in 1982. A book of his critical writing, Conversation in
1701-557: A water wheel constructed, though possibly the flour mill wasn't completed. However, one article said Kirikiriroa flour was well known. Magistrate Gorst, estimated that Kirikiriroa had a population of about 78 before the Invasion of Waikato via the Waikato Wars of 1863–64. The government estimated the Waikato area had a Māori population of 3,400 at the same time. After the war in the Waikato, large areas of land (1.2 Million Acres), including
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#17331331188871782-494: Is oceanic (Köppen: Cfb ), with highly moderated temperatures due to New Zealand's location surrounded by ocean. As the largest inland city in the country, winters are cool and mornings can feature the lowest temperatures of the North Island's main centres, dropping as low as −3 °C (27 °F) several times per year, experiencing on average 17.1 nights that drop below freezing. Nighttime temperatures are even cooler outside of
1863-497: Is also home to Vickers Aircraft Company , a startup aircraft manufacturer making a carbon fibre amphibious aircraft called the Wave . Recent years have seen the firm establishment of the New Zealand base of the British flight training organisation L3. L3 trains over 350 airline pilots a year at its crew training centre at Hamilton Airport . Tainui Group Holdings Ltd, the commercial arm of
1944-480: Is common during winter mornings, especially close to the Waikato River which runs through the city centre. Hamilton is one of the foggiest cities on earth, however, fog usually burns off by noon to produce sunny and calm winter days. Hamilton also has the lowest average wind speed of New Zealand's main centres as a result of its inland location, in a depression surrounded by high hills and mountains. Hamilton had
2025-402: Is focused on the northern end of the city although in 2012 the council made a decision to balance the city's growth by approving an urban development to the south. Traffic congestion is increasing due to population growth, though the council has undertaken many road development projects to try to keep up with the rapid growth. State Highway 1 runs through the western and southern suburbs and has
2106-580: Is home to New Zealand's largest aircraft manufacturer, Pacific Aerospace , which manufactured its 1,000th aircraft in August 2009, and previously Micro Aviation NZ which manufactured and exported high-quality microlight aircraft. It also has its largest concentration of trailer-boat manufacturers such as Buccaneer. Hamilton is also the home of Gallagher Group Ltd, a manufacturer and exporter of electric fencing and security systems. Employing 600 people Gallagher has been doing business in Hamilton since 1938. Hamilton
2187-685: Is home to two institutes of higher education, the University of Waikato and the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec). Research at the Ruakura research centres have been responsible for much of New Zealand's innovation in agriculture. Hamilton's main revenue source is the dairy industry, due to its location in the centre of New Zealand's largest dairying area. Hamilton annually hosts the National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek,
2268-688: Is in the Flagstaff -Rototuna area. With its large tertiary student population at Wintec and Waikato University , approximately 40,000 tertiary students, Hamilton has a significant transient population. Hamilton is the second fastest growing population centre after Auckland. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 58.5% European ( Pākehā ); 25.4% Māori ; 6.8% Pasifika ; 22.8% Asian ; 2.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English
2349-409: Is known for his minimalist and sparse style, with a focus on unhappy and isolated male characters, and has been credited with introducing everyday New Zealand English to literature. He published over forty short stories in the 1930s and 1940s, and later works included novels, plays and autobiographies. He also mentored and supported other young New Zealand writers, most notably Janet Frame . Sargeson
2430-573: The Claudelands Bridge , was opened in 1884. It was converted to a road traffic bridge in 1965. Hamilton reached 1,000 people in 1900, and the town of Frankton merged with the Hamilton Borough in 1917. Between 1912 and 1936, Hamilton expanded with new land in Claudelands (1912), Maeroa (1925), and Richmond – modern day Waikato Hospital and northern Melville (1936). Hamilton was proclaimed
2511-601: The Frank Sargeson House . In 1987, the Trust established the Sargeson Fellowship, a New Zealand literary award, to provide assistance to New Zealand writers. Some writers who have received the award include Janet Frame (who was, appropriately, the first writer to receive the award in 1987), Alan Duff and Michael King. From 1987 to 1996 the award was paid for by the Trust, but after funding ran out, law firm Buddle Findlay took over sponsorship from 1997 to 2013 and
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2592-680: The Waikato tribe, is one of Hamilton's largest property developers. The Waikato tribe is one of the city's largest landowners. Tainui owns land at The Base , Centre Place, The Warehouse Central, University of Waikato, Wintec, the Courthouse, Fairfield College, and the Ruakura AgResearch centre. The Waikato tribe is a major shareholder of the Novotel Tainui and the Hotel Ibis . It has developed
2673-527: The Waikato Expressway by 2019, easing congestion taking State Highway 1 out of the city and bypassing it to the east. The rapid growth of Hamilton has brought with it the side effects of urban sprawl especially to the north east of the city in the Rototuna area. Further development is planned in the Rototuna and Peacocke suburbs. There has been significant development of lifestyle blocks adjacent to
2754-572: The CBD, Chartwell Shopping Centre and most recently Te Awa at The Base . After Farmers Hamilton moves from its existing site on corner of Alexandra and Collingwood streets into the redeveloped Centre Place in late 2013, each major mall will have the department store as an anchor tenant . The western suburb of Frankton is home to a smaller shopping centre and long-standing local furniture and home department store Forlongs . There are many other small suburban shopping centres or plazas, often centred on
2835-545: The Egg and the drama A Time For Sowing , were both produced in Auckland in the early 1960s, and published under the title of Wrestling with the Angel (1964). Memoirs of a Peon , a novel he had completed in the late 1950s but struggled to get published, was finally published in 1965 by a London publisher, and in that same year he won the Bank of New Zealand Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award for
2916-576: The Hamilton Hills, was removed by unemployed workers working with picks and shovels and model T Ford trucks. The Western remains of the hill are retained by a large concrete wall. The original hill ran from the present Wintec site eastwards to the old post office (now casino). The earth was taken 4 km north to partly fill the Maeroa gully adjacent to the Central Baptist Church on Ulster Street,
2997-652: The Hamilton Urban Area, in particular Tamahere , and Matangi . Hamilton's geography is largely the result of successive volcanic ash falls, plus debris, which swept down the Waikato River in at least two massive floods, created by ash blocking the outlet of Lake Taupō . In its present form the landscape originated around 20,000 years ago (20 kya ), after the Oruanui eruption of the Taupō Volcano . The dates given for
3078-516: The United Kingdom, where he travelled, wrote about his experiences and had his first open homosexual relationship, with an interior decorator who was 14 years older than him. He returned to New Zealand in 1928 and was unable to find work either as a solicitor or as a journalist. He was eventually hired as a clerk by the Public Trust Office in Wellington, where he worked for 15 months. In 1929, as
3159-625: The area of the present city of Hamilton were confiscated by the Crown under the New Zealand Settlements Act 1863. Over the next year, most of these villages were abandoned as a result of the land confiscation , also known as Raupatu . After the Invasion of the Waikato and confiscation of the invaded land, militia-settlers were recruited in Melbourne and Sydney. On 10 August 1864 the government advertised for tenders to build 10 huts and
3240-417: The banks of the Waikato River , it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato region . With a territorial population of 192,000, it is the country's fourth most-populous city . Encompassing a land area of about 110 km (42 sq mi), Hamilton is part of the wider Hamilton Urban Area , which also encompasses the nearby towns of Ngāruawāhia , Te Awamutu and Cambridge . In 2020, Hamilton
3321-613: The census question. Hamilton is located in the administrative area of the Hamilton City Council . The current mayor of Hamilton is Paula Southgate , who was first elected to the position in 2019 and re-elected in 2022 . The current deputy mayor is Angela O'Leary. Hamilton City is itself part of the Waikato region, controlled administratively by the Waikato Regional Council . The city's coat of arms has received some criticism, being accused of not reflecting
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3402-546: The city takes its Māori name. Local Māori were the target of raids by Ngāpuhi during the Musket Wars , and several pā sites from this period can still be found beside the Waikato River. In December 2011 several rua or food storage pits were found near the Waikato River bank, close to the Waikato museum. In 1822, Kirikiriroa Pa was briefly abandoned to escape the Musket Wars. However, by the 1830s Ngati Wairere ’s principal pa
3483-505: The city to many outlying farms to the North East. This swampy, damp environment was at the time thought to be an ideal breeding ground for the TB bacillus, which was a major health hazard in the pioneering days. The first Hamilton hospital was constructed on a hill to avoid this problem. One of the reasons why population growth was so slow in Hamilton until the 1920s was the great difficulty in bridging
3564-410: The city. Likewise, summers can be some of the warmest in the country with on average 51.6 days with temperatures exceeding 25 °C (77 °F). Hamilton also features very high humidity (similar to tropical climates such as Singapore ) which can make temperatures feel much higher or lower than they are. Ground frosts are common and snow is possible but rare. The only recorded snowfall in modern times
3645-601: The eruption vary. A 2007 study said it was between 22.5 and 14 kya. Another in 2004 put it 26.5 kya. After the eruption Lake Taupō rose to about 145 m (476 ft) above the present lake. Around 20 kya. the ash dam eroded and the lake rapidly fell some 75 m (246 ft), creating massive floods. The ash they carried formed the main Hinuera Surface into an alluvial fan of volcanic ash, which extends north of Hamilton and drops about 60 m (200 ft) from Karapiro . The Waikato changed its course from flowing into
3726-646: The fellowship was renamed the Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship. Since 2013, the fellowship has been sponsored by law firm Grimshaw & Co and it is now known as the Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship. Since 2003 (the centenary of Sargeson's birth), the Frank Sargeson Memorial Lecture has been delivered every year at the University of Waikato by a notable New Zealand writer, and since 2019 the University has sponsored
3807-582: The first brickworks opened in Hamilton. The road from Auckland reached Hamilton in 1867 and the railway in December 1877. That same month, the towns of Hamilton West and Hamilton East merged under a single borough council. The first traffic bridge between Hamilton West and Hamilton East, known as the Union Bridge, opened in 1879. It was replaced by the Victoria Bridge in 1910. The first railway bridge,
3888-464: The history and diversity of the city, with suggestions that it should be changed. Hamilton has three electorate MPs in the New Zealand Parliament . Both Hamilton East and Hamilton West electorates are considered bellwether seats . The electorates are currently represented by: General electorates: Māori electorate : Education and research are important to the city—Hamilton
3969-504: The inner harbour. It was very decayed, with weather-boards falling off." It was at this time that he began using the name Frank Sargeson, in part to hide his criminal conviction, in part as a rejection of his parents' middle-class values, and in part in tribute to his uncle Oakley Sargeson. Early on he registered for unemployment benefits in order to be able to spend as much time as possible writing; he said he wished to produce work "which would be marked by an individual flavour: there would be
4050-536: The intervention of his friends, the government replaced his benefit with a "literary pension". With these funds, a new bach was built in 1948 by his friend George Haydn, who used the least expensive materials available that complied with the building code. In 1949, Sargeson published his first full-length novel, I Saw in My Dream . The first part of the novel had already been published in Penguin New Writing and as
4131-1129: The lake are ideal for jogging, walking, and cycling. These trails offer stunning views of the lake and surrounding landscapes, providing a tranquil setting for exercise enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. Beerescourt ; Bader; Crawshaw ; Deanwell ; Dinsdale ; Fitzroy ; Forest Lake ; Frankton ; Glenview ; Grandview Heights ; Hamilton Central ; Hamilton North ; Hamilton West ; Livingstone ; Maeroa ; Melville ; Nawton ; Peacocke ; Pukete ; Rotokauri ; St Andrews ; Stonebridge ; Te Rapa ; Temple View ; Thornton ; Western Heights ; Whitiora . Ashmore ; Callum Brae ; Chartwell ; Chedworth Park ; Claudelands; Enderley ; Fairfield ; Fairview Downs ; Flagstaff ; Hamilton East ; Harrowfield ; Hillcrest ; Huntington ; Magellan Rise ; Queenwood ; Ruakura ; Riverlea ; Rototuna; Silverdale ; Somerset Heights ; St James Park ; St Petersburg . Cambridge ; Te Awamutu ; Ngāruawāhia ; Taupiri ; Horotiu ; Horsham Downs ; Huntly ; Gordonton ; Ōhaupō ; Ngāhinapōuri ; Te Kowhai ; Whatawhata ; Tamahere ; Matangi ; Tauwhare ; Rukuhia ; Kihikihi . Hamilton's climate
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#17331331188874212-562: The large retail centre The Base in the old Te Rapa airforce base site which was returned to Tainui, following confiscation in the 1860s, as part of a 1995 Treaty of Waitangi settlement. In mid-2010, The Base was further expanded with Te Awa Mall complex stage 1. Many large retailers such as Farmers and other nationwide speciality chains have located at Te Awa. In 2011 a further stage was opened, with cinemas, restaurants, shops and an underground carpark. The city's three major covered shopping malls are Centre Place (formerly Downtown Plaza ) in
4293-434: The left-wing magazine Tomorrow . This led to the publication of a collection, Conversation with My Uncle, and Other Sketches , in 1936. His short stories from this time demonstrate the features that would come to characterise his style: minimalist and austere narration and characters, and the use of everyday New Zealand spoken English, and showed the influence of the American writer Sherwood Anderson , whose stories Sargeson
4374-421: The main road heading north. Lake Rotoroa (Hamilton Lake) began forming about 20,000 years ago (20 kya). Originally it was part of an ancient river system that was cut off by deposition material and became two small lakes divided by a narrow peninsula. With higher rainfall and drainage from the extensive peat land to the west, the water level rose so the narrow peninsula was drowned so forming one larger lake. To
4455-416: The many arms of the deep swampy gullies that cross the city. Hamilton has 6 major dendritic gully complexes with the 15 km long, 12 branch, Kirikiriroa system being in the north of the city and the southern Mystery creek-Kaipaki gully complex being the largest. Others are Mangakotukutuku, Mangaonua and Waitawhiriwhiri. In the 1930s, Garden Place Hill, one of the many small hills sometimes referred to as
4536-399: The mid-1950s Sargeson "was often depressed by the general neglect of writers and by the fact that his own books were out of print". In the 1960s, Sargeson's writing career experienced a renewal, and between 1964 and 1976 he published eleven further books. In 1964, the collection of Collected Stories, 1935–1963 was published. The two plays he had begun in the 1950s, the comedy The Cradle and
4617-439: The north the lake is 8 m deep and in the southern (hospital) end 6 m deep. The old dividing peninsula, the start of which is still visible above water on the eastern side, is only 2 m below the surface. Lake Rotoroa offers a diverse range of recreational activities, including walking trails , picnic areas, and water sports , making it a popular destination for both locals and tourists. The well-maintained paths around
4698-417: The passengers, Teresa Vowless, passed her baby to another passenger and leapt overboard in order to be the first settler ashore. Many of the soldier/settlers who intended to farm after the 1863 war, walked off their land in 1868 due to its poor quality. Much of the land was swampy or under water. In 1868 Hamilton's population, which was about 1,000 in 1864, dropped to 300 as farmers left. On 22 December 1875
4779-532: The removal of statues of figures associated with colonialism and racism in New Zealand and the world, which were precipitated by the protests related to the murder of George Floyd . A local Māori elder Taitimu Maipi, who had vandalised the statue in 2018, has also called for the city to be renamed Kirikiriroa, its original Māori name. The area now covered by the city was originally the site of several Māori villages (kāinga), including Te Parapara, Pukete, Miropiko and Kirikiriroa ("long stretch of gravel'), from which
4860-406: The sea at Thames at about that time, possibly just because sediment built up. The peat lakes and bogs also formed about that time; carbon dating gives maximum ages of 22.5 to 17 kya. Due to an ice age , vegetation was slow to restabilise the ash, so dunes formed up to 25 m (82 ft) above the local Hinuera surface. The current Waikato valley had cut into the debris by about 12 kya. and
4941-470: The short story "Just Trespassing, Thanks". Two further novels followed: The Hangover (1967) and The Joy of the Worm (1969). Unlike his earlier writing, the characters of these three later novels are generally middle-class, and the writing is more fluent and less minimalist, but he retains the themes of isolation and puritanism. In the 1970s, after the death of his long-time partner Harry Doyle, Sargeson completed
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#17331331188875022-585: The southern hemisphere's biggest agricultural trade exhibition. Mystery Creek is the country's largest event centre and hosts other events of national importance, such as Parachute Christian Music Festival , the National Car Show and the National Boat Show. Manufacturing and retail are also important to the local economy, as is the provision of health services through the Waikato Hospital. The city
5103-423: The west of the city, and an extensive network of gullies, the terrain of the city is relatively flat. In some areas such as Te Rapa, one old path of an ancient river can be traced. The relatively soft and unconsolidated soil material is still being actively eroded by rain and runoff. In its natural state, Hamilton and environs was very swampy in winter with 30 small lakes connected to surrounding peatlands. Hamilton
5184-434: The young author and poet Janet Frame to live in the former army hut on his property in 1955, not long after her discharge from Seacliff Lunatic Asylum . She lived and worked in the army hut from April 1955 to July 1956, producing her first full-length novel Owls Do Cry (Pegasus, 1957), which is considered a masterpiece of New Zealand writing. Later, she wrote about this period in her autobiography, An Angel at my Table . He
5265-532: Was Kirikiriroa, where the missionaries, who arrived at that time, estimated 200 people lived permanently. A chapel and house were built at Kirikiriroa for visiting clergy, presumably after Benjamin Ashwell established his mission near Taupiri. Between 1845 and 1855, crops such as wheat, fruit and potatoes were exported to Auckland, with up to 50 canoes serving Kirikiriroa. Imports included blankets, clothing, axes, sugar, rum, and tobacco. Millstones were acquired and
5346-623: Was also a friend and mentor to other young writers such as Maurice Duggan and John Reece Cole . Sargeson also extended his friendship to the young architect Renate Prince , who boarded with Sargeson in the former army hut prior to Frame's residence. In 1953, to mark Sargeson's fiftieth birthday, Landfall published "A Letter to Frank Sargeson", written and signed by sixteen of his fellow New Zealand writers, including Frame, Duggan, David Ballantyne , Bill Pearson , Helen Lilian Shaw and others. The letter praised Sargeson for his contributions to New Zealand literature, saying that he had "proved that
5427-399: Was awarded the title of most beautiful large city in New Zealand. Hamilton is now considered the fastest growing city in the country. The area now covered by the city began as the site of several Māori villages, including Kirikiriroa, from which the city takes its Māori name. By the time English settlers arrived, most of these villages, which sat beside the Waikato River, were abandoned as
5508-468: Was born in Hamilton, New Zealand on 23 March 1903, the second of four children. His name at birth was Norris Frank Davey but he would later adopt the surname of his mother, Rachel Sargeson. Although later in life Sargeson became known for his literary depiction of the laconic and unsophisticated New Zealand working-class men, his upbringing was comfortable and middle-class, if puritanical; his father, Edwin Davey,
5589-523: Was further modified by the 181 CE Hatepe eruption , when again Lake Taupō level fell 34 m (112 ft), generating a 20 km (4.8 cu mi) flood, equivalent to 5 years' normal flow in just a few weeks. About 800 years ago, aggradation began raising the river bed by about 8 m (26 ft). With the exceptions of the many low hills such as those around the University of Waikato , Hamilton Lake, Beerescourt, Sylvester Road, Pukete, and to
5670-681: Was in the midst of establishing his own publisher, Caxton Press . It was Henderson's idea to start the magazine, having been inspired by the British socialist magazine The New Age . The magazine largely published political opinions and works by contributors like Sinclaire, Noel Pharazyn , W. B. Sutch and John A. Lee . Under Rhodes' and Glover's influence, however, it also became a vehicle for New Zealand literary works. The magazine published thirty of Frank Sargeson 's early stories, as well as works by Roderick Finlayson , R. A. K. Mason , Rex Fairburn , Allen Curnow and Denis Glover . Leading Australian literary critic Nettie Palmer contributed
5751-496: Was increasingly becoming part of the New Zealand literary community through his friendships with other local writers (including A. R. D. Fairburn , Robin Hyde , Jane Mander , Denis Glover and others). In 1945, Sargeson edited an anthology of short stories by New Zealand writers, called Speaking for Ourselves , published both by Caxton Press in New Zealand and by Reed & Harris in Melbourne, Australia. It received favourable reviews but
5832-408: Was light snowflakes in mid-August 2011 during a prolonged cold period that saw snowfall as far north as Dargaville . Hamilton receives considerable precipitation amounting to around 1,100 mm over 125 days per year. This coupled with annual sunshine hours of around 2,000 makes Hamilton and the surrounding Waikato an extremely fertile region. Typically summers are dry and winters are wet. Fog
5913-409: Was moved to provide trips on Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, but replaced by a smaller boat. That too ceased operation and the pontoon at Parana Park was removed in 2013. The Delta moved to Taupō in 2012. The former Golden Bay vessel, Cynthia Dew, ran 4 days a week on the river from 2012, but was in liquidation in December 2022. As of 2016, the city continues to grow rapidly. Development
5994-682: Was named by Colonel William Moule after Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton , the commander of HMS Esk , who was killed in the battle of Gate Pā , Tauranga . On 10 March 2013 a statue of Captain Hamilton was given to the city by the Gallagher Group ; a gesture that has since been viewed as controversial by some. On 12 June 2020, the Hamilton City Council removed the statue at the request of local Māori iwi Waikato Tainui . The statue's removal has been linked to calls for
6075-536: Was not commercially successful. In 1945, the local council informed Sargeson that the decrepit bach on his family's property had to be demolished. Sargeson had little money this time but managed to persuade his father to gift the property to him. It was as part of this legal transfer, in February 1946, that he formally changed his name by deed poll to Frank Sargeson. He no longer qualified for an invalid's benefit as his tuberculosis had been cured by antibiotics, but through
6156-475: Was reading at the time. In late 1939, Sargeson was diagnosed with surgical tuberculosis , which meant he was excused from conscription in World War II and eligible for an invalid's benefit. By 1940, more than forty of Sargeson's short stories had been published and he had established a significant reputation in New Zealand as a writer. That year, his story "The Making of a New Zealander" won first-equal prize in
6237-451: Was rejected by publishers. In May 1931, Sargeson took permanent residence in his parents' holiday cottage (or bach ) in Takapuna . He was to remain at the bach as a full-time writer for most of the rest of his life. The bach was primitive and was described by Sargeson as "nothing more than a small one-roomed hut in a quiet street ending in a no-man's land of mangrove mud-flats that belonged to
6318-557: Was spoken by 94.0%, Māori language by 6.8%, Samoan by 0.9% and other languages by 20.6%. No language could be spoken by 2.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 30.1, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 32.4% Christian , 4.4% Hindu , 2.7% Islam , 1.5% Māori religious beliefs , 1.3% Buddhist , 0.4% New Age , 0.1% Jewish , and 3.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 47.8%, and 6.3% of people did not answer
6399-426: Was struggling inwardly with his sexuality and what he wanted to do with his life. In 1925, after an argument with his mother because she read his private correspondence, he moved to Auckland to continue his studies, and obtained his legal qualifications in 1926. He began writing short stories in the late 1920s. Upon completing his training as a solicitor, Sargeson left New Zealand in February 1927 and spent two years in
6480-504: Was surrounded by 7 large peat bogs such as Komakorau to the North and Rukuhia and Moanatuatua to the South, as well as many smaller ones all of which have now been drained with only small remnants remaining. The total area of peat bog was about 655 km . Early photos of Hamilton East show carts buried up to their axles in thick mud. Up until the 1880s it was possible to row and drag a dinghy from
6561-516: Was the Hamilton town clerk and an active campaigner against social ills such as alcohol and gambling. Both his parents were active Methodists . He attended Hamilton West School followed by Hamilton High School . From 1921 onwards he worked in solicitors' offices and studied law by distance through Auckland University College , as well as spending time at the farm of his mother's brother, Oakley Sargeson, in Ōkahukura, King Country . Although outwardly conforming with his parents' expectations, Sargeson
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