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… professor of physiology in New Zealand, John Malcolm introduced experimental methods into the University of Otago … value of New Zealand fish and other regional foods. He introduced into New Zealand the use of rats and chemical …
Type: Biography
… The synthetic fuel, methanol and ammonia-urea projects introduced new industries to New Zealand, while the steel, … of that increase. Loss of protection By the time CER was introduced manufacturers had accepted that protection was …
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Part of story: Manufacturing – an overview
… branch at headquarters. Having passed the recently introduced promotion examinations, he was made sub-inspector … a 'square deal', McIlveney altered the hours of shifts, introduced an independent board to conduct police …
Type: Biography
… becoming equal dux in 1905 and dux in 1906 and 1907. He was introduced to geology at Waitaki, where the rector, J. R. … of diversification and expansion, trebling staff and introducing new research fields such as palynology (the …
Type: Biography
… championship programme in 1920. A women’s championship was introduced in 1924, and platform diving in 1952. Diving was … goals by passing the ball from hand to hand. The game was introduced to New Zealand in 1892, 23 years after it began …
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Part of story: Swimming
… would hongi. After European settlement, the kiss was introduced, and instead of a hongi men and women would kiss … will begin. Mihimihi (or mihi) are speeches in which people introduce themselves by sharing their ancestral ties. A …
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Part of story: Te kawa o te marae
… railway tunnels had been built soon after trains were introduced. The first rail tunnel in the United States was … Knudsen and the local firm Downer & Co. The Americans introduced full-face excavation to New Zealand – until then …
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Part of story: Bridges and tunnels
… produced no new stamps, other than the annual health stamps introduced in 1929. Prior to the 1960s there was often only … in an earlier era. KiwiStamp In 2009 New Zealand Post introduced its first non-denominated stamp, the KiwiStamp. …
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Part of story: Postage stamps
… produced only feeble, flickering light. Kerosene lamps were introduced from the 1860s in many cities, often placed … required lamp lighters, although pilot lights were soon introduced, which lit the lamp when the gas was turned on …
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Part of story: Streets and lighting
… home furnishing. The master's degree in home science was introduced at her instigation and she persuaded many … to raise the academic standard of nursing training and to introduce dietetic training. Ever since her experience with …
Type: Biography
… airports, cabarets and sports clubs 10 o’clock closing was introduced in a 1967 referendum the drinking age was lowered … in 1978, per-capita consumption fell. The two breweries introduced a range of beers, from international style to …
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Part of story: Alcohol
… was set in park-like surroundings, and cul-de-sacs were introduced to encourage social interaction. While Letchworth … crowds and encouraged government minister George Fowlds to introduce a town-planning bill to Parliament. But …
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Part of story: City planning
… to herself as ‘Battle-axe Bell’. Fluoridation Fluoride was introduced into the Hastings water supply in 1953 on a trial … public health advocacy of fluoridation and opposition to introducing fluoride into the water supply by the …
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Part of story: Dental care
… It was an immediate success. Seven years later the company introduced a British-built turboprop airliner, the Hawker … Ski-plane adventure (1965) and The Mount Cook way (1979), introduced reminiscences, many of them amusing, of his main …
Type: Biography
… current knowledge about the economic importance of the many introduced wild mammals in New Zealand. His 1948 report, … still survived on Kawau Island, where it was probably introduced by Sir George Grey about 1870. Among important …
Type: Biography
… decade of the 21st century the Boys’ and Girls’ brigades introduced more casual options, which were popular. In 2004 … Brigade formal uniform. The Girls’ Brigade followed by introducing iconz4girlz in 2009. The Girl Guides changed …
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Part of story: Youth organisations
… thing they did not call ‘kiwi’ was kiwifruit, the new name, introduced in 1959, for what New Zealanders had called …
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Part of story: Kiwi
… From the late 18th century onwards, European settlers introduced a range of new mammals that compete with or prey …
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Part of story: Birdwatching
… Business Directories and Wises. Atlases Many people were introduced to maps of New Zealand through school atlases, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Modern mapping and surveying
… murders in 2003. Cultural contributions Immigrants have introduced African drumming and dance and, with the …
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Part of story: Africans