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… birdwatcher, particularly of Australian species self-introduced to New Zealand, Olga Sansom was a foundation …
Type: Biography
… school children up to the age of 16. Instead, a scheme was introduced in 1947 in which new Dental School graduates were …
Type: Biography
… R. Elliott and was influenced by Sir Thomas Lewis. It also introduced him to Aileen Winifrede Bamforth, who was …
Type: Biography
… outdoors all year. After paddocks were fenced, sheep were introduced, but the climate is generally too damp for …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: West Coast region
… he left many notable works, and as an engraver he had introduced skills not previously seen in New Zealand. He is …
Type: Biography
… which each contain about two grams of tea. Teabags were introduced to New Zealand in 1969. I want it for the tin …
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Part of story: Food and beverage manufacturing
… 2000s When the Government Service Equal Pay Act 1960 was introduced, the Women Teachers’ Association was the first to …
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Part of story: Primary and secondary education
… had already taken things into their own hands and planted introduced marram grass ( Ammophila arenaria ) to stabilise …
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Part of story: Dune lands
… began in the 1980s and continued into the 1990s, and were introduced by both Labour- and National-led governments. …
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Part of story: Employer and business organisations
… mid-1970s. The mini-pill, containing progestin only, was introduced in 1973. The pill remained the most popular …
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Part of story: Contraception and sterilisation
… Zealand, but do not damage vegetation the way rabbits do. Introducing rabbits to New Zealand Rabbits were brought to …
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Part of story: Rabbits
… first permanent inhabitant was Sam Williams, the whaler who introduced George Rhodes to South Canterbury. In 1853 the …
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Part of story: South Canterbury region
… was set up, and the emergency 111 telephone number was introduced. However, there was little cooperation between …
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Part of story: Fires and fire services
… learned a sharp lesson in 1998 when it attempted to introduce the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI). …
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Part of story: Multilateral organisations
… it was ‘the foundation of their meals.’ 2 Animal foods The introduced kiore (Polynesian rat) and kurī (Polynesian dog) …
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Part of story: Māori foods – kai Māori
… resisted. Treasury saw universal national superannuation, introduced by the National government in 1975, as a …
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Part of story: Treasury
… bikes and beyond In the 1980s the mountain bike was introduced. It offered a wide range of gearing ratios, …
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Part of story: Bicycles
… demanded equal pay for equal work, and when the government introduced the Government Service Equal Pay Act in 1960, the …
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Part of story: Unions and employee organisations
… force, producing numerous publications, but was unable to introduce labour shares in Ellis and Burnand because he …
Type: Biography
… meat becomes unfit for human consumption. The disease was introduced to New Zealand in the 19th century by sheep …
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Part of story: Pets