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… and refugees from the Middle East and North Africa introduced the Coptic Church to New Zealand. In 1999 Bishop …
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Part of story: Diverse Christian churches
… established when the Native Land Development Scheme was introduced. In 1925, Te Kaha opened its own dairy factory. …
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Part of story: Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
… Rongomātāne and kūmara The other food plants introduced from Polynesia proved difficult to grow in the …
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Part of story: Kūmara
… covered with native forest, but fires and browsing by introduced goats changed the land to a rolling grassy …
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Part of story: Kermadec Islands
… Advantages and disadvantages Subtropical grasses have been introduced from warmer continents (notably Africa and South …
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Part of story: Pastures
… management of natural and physical resources, was introduced. …
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Part of story: Irrigation and drainage
… shock of 1979 the price of petrol soared and the government introduced compulsory carless days, forcing suburban …
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Part of story: Suburbs
… In the early 2000s, about 30% of New Zealand was covered in introduced pasture grasses. There are also large areas of …
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Part of story: Landscapes – overview
… in the 19th century, especially as shearing machines were introduced, matches were held at A & P shows. In the second …
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Part of story: Rural recreation
… a watchful eye on the magistrates and the gaols, and he introduced the 'mark' system for good behaviour for … had in 1874 cautiously followed the British example and introduced some restrictions on imprisonment for debt. Bowen … to hasten the emergence of a national system. In 1876 he introduced a temporary act to provide for a continuation of …
Type: Biography
… his life. In army camp he met the writer Rex Fairburn , who introduced him to other literary figures such as Frank … Barbara, who married the writer Maurice Duggan . Barbara introduced George to the sculptor Molly Morell Macalister , … built a studio for Molly. Businessman In 1946 Una Platts introduced Haydn to George Rollett, a builder from a farming …
Type: Biography
… for the New Zealand strain of meningococcal group B was introduced in 2004. More than 1.1 million children and young … 2020. As the number of local cases grew, the government introduced various public health measures to control the … quarantine for people entering the country were also introduced to combat the spread of the virus. Wearing face …
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Part of story: Epidemics
… Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) was launched, and introduced protest marches based on the British Aldermaston … COVID-19 marches and protests Government policies were introduced in early 2020 to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The restrictions introduced changed over time as scientific knowledge about …
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Part of story: Public protest
… demand. To increase housing affordability the government introduced measures to help some low- and middle-income … homes increased disease rates led the government in 2009 to introduce subsidies to retrofit uninsulated homes. Sprawl or …
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Part of story: Housing
… were encouraged to attend mission schools where they were introduced to a routine of rote learning, physical … of the customs of earlier times. The Pai Mārire religion reintroduced the practice of morning and evening prayers to … of Paritū on the Coromandel Peninsula, for example, raised introduced fruit, vegetables and animals but also fished …
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Part of story: Daily life in Māori communities – te noho a te hapori
… reported in May 2016, and in August 2017 the government introduced the Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill. … 2017. On 19 September 2018 the Equal Pay Amendment Bill was introduced by the Jacinda Ardern-led government, removing …
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Part of story: Women and men
… (1957–60). However, in 1961 the National government introduced legislation which provided for capital punishment … situations. As minister of justice Hanan was required to introduce the bill. He accepted the responsibility, but did …
Type: Biography
… often shambolic and unfair, so handicapping by distance was introduced – from 10 to 500 yards (around 9 to 460 metres). … the ‘free-for-all’, with all horses off a level mark, was introduced. Both systems are still used, although on modern …
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Part of story: Horse and greyhound racing
… racing. It is one of New Zealand’s oldest organised sports, introduced by English visitors and settlers. A pastime of … 18th-century England. The Jockey Club, established in 1750, introduced regulations, and the General Stud Book, first …
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Part of story: Horse and greyhound racing
… recent successes owed much to the high-performance training introduced in 2005. Philippa Baker and Brenda Lawson … physiology lecturer Frank Cotton in the 1940s, it was introduced to New Zealand in the early 1960s. Eventually it …
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Part of story: Rowing