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… week remained at 44 hours after the new Labour government introduced the 40-hour week, but without a pay rise. In …
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Part of story: Strikes and labour disputes
… to keep their head under as long as possible. Children were introduced to the water as babies. Floats called pōito hue, …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori games – ngā tākaro
… ashore as on the water. Before mammalian predators were introduced, the brown teal (pāteke, Anas chlorotis ) was …
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Part of story: Land birds – overview
… and limited autonomy. He supported the Native Rights Bill introduced into Parliament by Hōne Heke to give effect to … of sale removed from the bill. In 1898, when Richard Seddon introduced a bill to extend the Urewera model nationally, …
Type: Biography
… a part-time agent for the Conservative Party, so Walter was introduced to political activity at an early age. Amelia was … Nash became minister in charge of social security, introducing legislation to the House in August 1938. The …
Type: Biography
… over Māori rights and he participated in the agitation to introduce direct purchase of Māori land and destroy the … to a more congenial atmosphere that he twice attempted to introduce a bill in the House to close Bellamy's. On his …
Type: Biography
… the ritual pre-closing ‘six o’clock swill’ at pubs had been introduced, becoming a part of many New Zealanders’ lives. …
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Part of story: The New Zealanders
… concerned about the slow population increase, re-introduced assisted migration, and the scheme lasted in …
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Part of story: English
… cows so the best could be selected for breeding. This was introduced in 1922 and operated by the Dairy Board Herd …
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Part of story: Agricultural and horticultural research
… operators that if they did not clean up drug use it would introduce mandatory drug testing. …
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Part of story: Extreme sports and adventure sports
… is underway. Dress formally, particularly for a tangihanga. Introduce yourself to other groups you don't know. Give your …
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Part of story: Te kawa o te marae
… and associations. The Commodity Levies Act 1990 was introduced to formalise farmer and grower organisations. It …
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Part of story: Farmer and grower organisations
… import From the late 1860s brown trout, from Europe, were introduced throughout New Zealand for fishing. They …
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Part of story: Trout and salmon
… of proficiency in dental surgery, a modified degree course introduced in 1918 to increase the supply of trained dental …
Type: Biography
… drew on western naturalism and narrative figure painting as introduced to Māori in the missionaries’ illustrated books, …
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Part of story: Whakairo – Māori carving
… peaks after British and European scientists – then wrote to introduce himself and tell them about it. He took the chance …
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Part of story: Landscapes – overview
… occurred. Green-waste tipping sites and recycling was introduced. Tipping was increasingly controlled. Instead of …
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Part of story: Sewage, water and waste
… and premier of New Zealand) Sir George Grey, who in 1883 introduced a Confederation and Annexation Bill that would …
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Part of story: Pacific Islands and New Zealand
… lift in 1961, both at Ruapehu. T-bar lifts were gradually introduced on some commercial and club fields. Skiplanes …
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Part of story: Skiing
… form such an auxiliary would take led to further delays in introducing dental hygienists to New Zealand. A second World …
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Part of story: Dental care