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… was a huge setback for Harry. Turbott was determined to introduce landscape architecture to New Zealand and began … New Zealand. Turbott’s design career was ground-breaking, introducing many new landscape architecture concepts to …
Type: Biography
… terms to a minimum. Instead of laying down rules, he introduced 'important truths and general principles', … curricula to everyday life, and in the use of councils to introduce students to principles of democratic citizenship …
Type: Biography
… In 1947, in the drive to find more workers, the government introduced a scheme to encourage immigrants – at first from …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Immigration regulation
… an arboretum of 800 species of trees and shrubs, all but 50 introduced. He recognised the promise of Pinus radiata and …
Type: Biography
… Lands Rating Act 1882 The Native Lands Rating Act 1882 introduced rates on Māori land (defined as land in multiple …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te ture – Māori and legislation
… nationalist point of view. His long, polemical essays that introduced each book are considered by many to be the most …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Poetry
… Constantin Stanislavski and other European directors introduced new theories about acting and directing. James …
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Part of story: Actors and acting
… Bay, Redcliffs, close to the estuary at Sumner. After being introduced to sailing by a friend, he embarked on what …
Type: Biography
… Bay artist Jacob Scott. Hubert Church Award In 1945 PEN NZ introduced an award for prose writing, named for Hubert …
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Part of story: Awards and prizes
… who had studied at university art schools. There they were introduced to Pākehā art practices and the types, styles, …
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Part of story: Contemporary Māori art – ngā toi hōu
… until 1917, then from 1919 to 1921 and 1927 to 1933, he introduced many new amenities and public works, notably the …
Type: Biography
… 1960s and 1970s the New Zealand Ballet toured the country, introduced new ballets, and successfully presented classics. …
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Part of story: Ballet
… more science, drawing, dancing, craftwork and Latin were introduced. The standard reached was remarkably high: as …
Type: Biography
… (Department of Internal Affairs) oversaw native and some introduced animals (but not the land they lived on). …
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Part of story: Conservation – a history
… medicine Vaccines for farm animal diseases were introduced to New Zealand early in the 20th century, and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Veterinary services
… also found in a few locations in the Sounds, where it was introduced by Māori. From the 1970s extensive tracts of …
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Part of story: Marlborough region
… of representatives in Parliament. The country quota was introduced in 1881 and remained, with some changes, until …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Rural mythologies
… it had about 170 members. It has been at the forefront of introducing greater regulation of, and competition in, the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Interest groups
… language and customs, and some practitioners have been introduced to Māori culture in this way. Although racing is …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Waka ama – outrigger canoeing
… Voice (New Zealand). Dallas was also instrumental in introducing the Strongline television aerial, specially …
Type: Biography