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… of the country’s apartheid policy. Qualifying rounds were introduced for the 1991 cup, which was played in the United …
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Part of story: Rugby union
… by Rua were non-violent and progressive. He strove to introduce trade and agriculture and even tried banking and …
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Part of story: Ngāi Tūhoe
… accorded gay and lesbian relationships, with civil unions introduced in 2005 and same-sex marriage in 2013. In the …
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Part of story: Society
… hooligans. At some beaches ‘surf lanes’ were introduced. At others, surfing was banned altogether. By …
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Part of story: Lifesaving and surfing
… owners. Land tenure changes From 1865 the Native Land Court introduced a new system of land title based on individual …
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Part of story: Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy
… is a member. Patents Bill 2008 The Patents Bill 2008 was introduced to replace the Patents Act 1953. When enacted, …
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Part of story: Inventions, patents and trademarks
… to authenticate official government documents. The seal introduced in 1959 was the first to use the New Zealand coat …
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Part of story: Coat of arms
… on to kūmara After potatoes and other vegetables were introduced to New Zealand, kūmara became less important to …
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Part of story: Kūmara
… in legislation. In 2006 the New Zealand First party introduced the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion …
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… climber with feathery leaves and a tuberous root. Introduced from Africa in the late 1940s, the plant has …
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Part of story: Weeds of the bush
… booms. It is not clear whether this was an indigenous or introduced form. Ordinarily one sail was used, but a large …
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Part of story: Waka – canoes
… (2020) pandemics. Stringent border controls were introduced to limit the spread of the latter virus. …
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Part of story: Public health
… century In 1900 the Workers’ Compensation for Accidents Act introduced a ‘no-fault’ principle. Compensation for …
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Part of story: Workplace safety and accident compensation
… Northland and provided them with educational literature. He introduced new ideas in a native schools column in the New … to the traditions and mentality of the people'. Ball introduced tāniko (embroidery), carving, poi dances and …
Type: Biography
… jurisdiction over Māori communities. In August 1891 he introduced an omnibus bill that attempted to codify Māori … judicial and police systems. As minister of mines Cadman introduced little that was new. He consolidated the Mining …
Type: Biography
… he was able to implement some of his advanced ideas. He introduced what he called the 'natural' method of teaching, … He followed this up with the Teachers' Superannuation Bill, introduced in 1902, but it took another three years before … of war meant that other reforms desired by Hogben were not introduced: what should have been the culmination of …
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… in prices and net wages. An old-age pension was first introduced in 1898, for those over 60 and below a certain … turning 65 automatically qualify for the SuperGold card, introduced in 2007. Cardholders are eligible for subsidised … has also extended to a winter energy payment (introduced in 2018) to ease heating costs during winter …
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Part of story: Older people
… a day's ride distant from another, opened a seminary, and introduced Dominican nuns from Ireland as teachers. Moran … to unify, the whole population. As Charles Bowen, who introduced the bill, argued, the variety of 'energetic and …
Type: Biography
… new chair, Judge Joe Williams (Ngāti Pūkenga, Te Arawa), introduced a ‘New Approach’ to further reduce the time taken … system. A tikanga-centred process In 2010, the tribunal introduced ngā kōrero tuku iho hui for the Te Rohe …
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Part of story: Waitangi Tribunal – Te Rōpū Whakamana
… and form to an ever-increasing number of students. He introduced music appreciation classes, open to the public, … in local music-making and music education, he also introduced standards of excellence which he maintained …
Type: Biography