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… posted and received at the post office. Pillar boxes were introduced into major cities from 1863, enabling people to … the postman’s knock. Private boxes at post offices were introduced in the 1860s, and there were 3,225 in use by …
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Part of story: Mail and couriers
… recommendations of a Joint Working Party on Pay Equity and introduce legislation in 2017 that would enable women to … 2000. The Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill was introduced in August 2017, but withdrawn from Parliament …
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Part of story: Gender inequalities
… used in Kiwi cuisine. Thai immigrant Supunnee Walton helped introduce Wairarapa people to Asian foods by opening a shop …
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Part of story: Thais
… sanctuaries Wildlife sanctuaries aim to protect and re-introduce native plants and animals and to try and eradicate …
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Part of story: City parks and green spaces
… 1965 the faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences were introduced, although some arts subjects had been taught …
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Part of story: Agricultural education
… indicators like population growth (once censuses were introduced in the mid-19th century), the measurement of …
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Part of story: Economic thought
… own unique experiences. Some educators have attempted to introduce a more systematic approach to the process by which …
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Part of story: Political values
… Original plantings Radiata pine was first introduced to New Zealand in the late 1850s to see if would …
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Part of story: Radiata pine
… Eleven species and hybrids of willow (non-natives) were introduced to stabilise river banks. They have spread into …
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Part of story: Wetlands
… art and music, tightened up school discipline, and introduced compulsory sports and cadets. In 1917 he revived … 1942 to 1948. When accrediting for university entrance was introduced in 1945, along with a new post-primary curriculum …
Type: Biography
… to influence a generation of potters. Pacific immigrants introduced their own distinctive styles, with John Pule … in Māori studies. The English department – where J. C. Reid introduced New Zealand literature to the curriculum – …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… a new system of cataloguing and classifying books was introduced. Blackett later acknowledged that she owed Bell a … to help prepare a new book catalogue and she subsequently introduced several innovations, the most important being a …
Type: Biography
… grasses. Most native vegetation has now been superseded by introduced species. After the milling and fires of early … Point. Wallaby, tahr and chamois These species were introduced for sport. Wallabies were released near Waimate …
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Part of story: South Canterbury region
… was not always compatible with the Education Act 1877 which introduced compulsory schooling. Non-farming Pākehā … or shop assistants. In 1911 a widows’ pension was introduced but this financial support was not available to …
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Part of story: Families: a history
… Telegraph Electric telegraph messaging using Morse code was introduced to New Zealand in 1862, connecting provincial … were jammed into mānuka poles. Telephone The telephone was introduced in 1881, but was not widely used until after …
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Part of story: Rural services
… A shilling for a pig In 1925 the New Zealand government introduced a bounty scheme in which one shilling or three … 123 pigs per square kilometre of bush. Pigs Pigs were introduced to New Zealand by early explorers in the late …
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Part of story: Introduced animal pests
… at the end of the 18th century, with further refinements introduced in the 19th century. Trotters and pacers Trotters … the improved horses, new American-style racing sulkies were introduced, resulting in higher speeds. Trotting became …
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Part of story: Horse and greyhound racing
… to climb to the summits. This visit and another in 1908 introduced her to the mountains and the chief guide at the … . He realised her keenness, determination and ability but introduced her slowly to climbing, adding experience of …
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… reached by consensus. The model of local government introduced after New Zealand became a British colony in 1840 … Corporations Ordinance 1842 The first legislation to introduce local government in New Zealand, the Municipal …
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Part of story: Local and regional government
… , attacked Ngāi Tahu in the South Island. But diseases introduced by Europeans probably caused more fatalities than …
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Part of story: History