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… diseases such as gonorrhoea and syphilis were first introduced during James Cook’s voyages around New Zealand, … had declined by 10–30% by 1840. This was largely due to introduced diseases, and the effects, direct and indirect, …
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Part of story: Te hauora Māori i mua – history of Māori health
… High-tensile wire In the 1960s a new type of wire was introduced. High-tensile 12½ gauge (2.5-millimetre) wire … permanent electrified fencing were conducted at Massey, and introduced a radical change in fencing methods. Advantages …
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Part of story: Farm fencing
… Tonga). In 2007 the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme was introduced. This brings thousands of workers from the … raids’ by police on the homes of suspected overstayers were introduced. Immigration policy continued to be tightened …
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Part of story: Pacific Islands and New Zealand
… in the late 19th century. Many plants and animals were introduced to New Zealand, including more than 50 mammal … pure wild strains. Red deer were the most successful of the introduced deer ( Cervidae family). However, also liberated …
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Part of story: Deer and deer farming
… metres thick. This acidic soil restricts the growth of many introduced plants. Plants The geographic isolation of the … . However, the megaherbs have been seriously damaged by introduced animals such as sheep and goats, and only on …
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Part of story: Subantarctic islands
… and other performers travelled to Māori villages to perform introduced melodies and styles, using instruments such as … recording, restoring the sounds of these instruments and introducing a new voice in New Zealand music composition. In …
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Part of story: Māori composers – ngā kaitito waiata
… events, along with breaststroke and backstroke races, were introduced for women in the 1920s. Women who dominated local … and in the following year competitions for schoolgirls were introduced. The first junior national championships were …
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Part of story: Swimming
… representation. In 2004 Bay of Plenty Regional Council introduced Māori wards, whose candidates are elected by … before Māori wards were established. Councils that had introduced Māori wards without holding a referendum were …
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Part of story: Local and regional government
… just as his predecessors had been, in 1879 Steins had introduced the Benedictine order to Auckland. From 1880 to … effective in promoting Catholic education, and to this end introduced several new religious orders to the diocese. In …
Type: Biography
… training for boys and young men – 'boy conscription' – it introduced that made Mackie a decided opponent of militarism … adopt a more lenient policy when wartime conscription was introduced in 1916. Charles Mackie was married on 13 April …
Type: Biography
… strongly opposed by headmaster Thornton. While Te Aute did introduce an agricultural stream, it was never particularly … scholarships, which allowed a third year of study, were introduced. Troubled times – the 1930s and later In the …
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Part of story: Māori education – mātauranga
… a number of new treatments for severe mental illness were introduced. It was hoped that these would transform the … eventually discontinued. Convulsive therapy was initially introduced using a chemical to induce a seizure but …
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Part of story: Mental health services
… in New Zealand. He noted with approval that Scotland had introduced intermediate schools on an experimental basis; this system was not introduced in New Zealand until some years later. In 1915 he …
Type: Biography
… of basketball. A former Naismith student, J. H. Greenwood, introduced basketball to New Zealand when he was appointed … welcomed the Mormons’ contribution to coaching – they introduced teams to zone defence – it was forced to ban the …
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Part of story: Basketball
… and settlers in many parts of New Zealand. They sometimes introduced literacy and Christianity to Māori in advance of … alcohol. One of the most successful was Louis Hetet, who introduced European livestock and crops to the King Country …
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Part of story: Cultural go-betweens
… insects and snails. Modification of habitats, predation by introduced animals such as rats, feral cats, stoats, ferrets and weasels, and competition from introduced plant species, have greatly reduced their …
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Part of story: Waikato region
… and beech forest. On the plains and downs, ploughing and introduced grasses all but eliminated native grassland. On … replaced native species. Pines, macrocarpa, gums and other introduced trees were planted. Today, some original …
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Part of story: Canterbury region
… and Rhodesia were central to that disruption. South Africa introduced apartheid (a system of racial segregation) in … The international context within which South Africa introduced apartheid and Southern Rhodesia unilaterally …
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Part of story: Africa and New Zealand
… which charities can register for tax advantages. In 2008 it introduced tax incentives to foster higher individual and corporate donations. And in 2010 it introduced payroll giving, allowing donations to be deducted …
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Part of story: Arts funding and support
… which drafted common rules for competitions. It also introduced a grading system and licences for competition … enthusiast Ron Frost, who was keen on the ‘500’ movement, introduced to encourage cheaper motor sport using 500-cc …
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Part of story: Motor sport