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… especially as almost all the plants and animals used are introduced species. Even the kūmara (sweet potato) that … could grow it in New Zealand’s cooler climate. They also introduced taro, yam, gourd and paper mulberry. Māori … the system only became effective after cheap iron wire was introduced in the 1860s. It made better farm fences, which …
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Part of story: Agricultural and horticultural research
… in natural habitats in New Zealand – one (gambusia) was introduced for biological control, the others for aquariums. Gambusia Gambusia ( Gambusia affinis ) were introduced, probably in the 1930s, in the hope they would … American brown bullhead catfish ( Ameiurus nebulosus ) were introduced for unknown reasons in the 1870s. They became …
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Part of story: Coarse fish
… Yellowhammers Yellowhammers ( Emberiza citrinella ) were introduced to both the North and South islands from the … it is not a true sparrow. Several hundred dunnocks were introduced on both islands from 1867 onwards, and soon … popular with farmers and gardeners than most other small introduced birds. They are secretive, staying close to …
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Part of story: Introduced land birds
… Feral cats James Cook and later whalers and sealers introduced cats ( Felis catus ), but these did not become … islands, saddlebacks and other native birds disappeared. Introduced to forest-covered Herekopare Island, cats quickly …
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Part of story: Introduced animal pests
… medicines through these pharmacies. In 1941 the government introduced the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme as part of … in 1986. Patient charges for prescription medicines were introduced in 1985 and increased in 1988, 1991 and 1992. By …
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Part of story: Medicines and remedies
… of the Christchurch Motor Omnibus Company. Buses were often introduced to operate in conjunction with tramways, to … car and bus service in 1946. Diesel buses Diesel buses were introduced in the mid-1930s, and soon replaced the earlier … was the electric trolleybus. The first in New Zealand was introduced by the Wellington City Council in 1924, to run …
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Part of story: Public transport
… including singing, drawing and science, which were introduced during the 19th century. Keeping education … education syllabus, based on the British model, was introduced to New Zealand state schools. Secondary subjects … attention from 1900 and, when free secondary places were introduced in 1903, some traditional secondary schools …
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Part of story: Primary and secondary education
… authority from 1905. Annual licensing of all drivers was introduced in 1925. Before the Transport Department was … fee. Vehicle safety Compulsory inspection of vehicles was introduced in 1931, initially for passenger service vehicles … drivers of 100 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood was introduced in 1969. This was reduced to 80 milligrams in …
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Part of story: Cars and the motor industry
… Introduced animals In Polynesia, pigs were the most … which was edible meat. While chickens were not successfully introduced, there was a giant bird which Māori named moa – …
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Part of story: Te mahi kai – food production economics
… species. The largest are up to 10 centimetres in diameter. Introduced species New Zealand also has about 30 introduced species of snails and slugs, most associated with …
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Part of story: Snails and slugs
… worn everyday clothing. Compulsory primary education was introduced in 1877. Young girls often wore white cotton … to wear cut-down versions of adult clothing. Uniforms were introduced in the 20th century. Truants Truancy from school … school uniforms became evident. Summer uniforms had been introduced in the 1940s. The kilt became a common choice, as …
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Part of story: Clothes
… only for those unable to afford to house themselves. It introduced an income limit for new tenancies – filtering out … To increase the flow of suburban housing, the government introduced the Group Building Scheme. Builders constructed … also stopped the family-benefit capitalisation scheme and introduced market rents for higher-income state-house …
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Part of story: Housing and government
… traffic. Laws and penalties The Motor Vehicle Act 1924 introduced penalties for dangerous driving, and drivers’ … in 1925. Gradually further laws and regulations were introduced, and from the 1960s penalties became harsher. … them with tickets, but in 1993 mobile speed cameras were introduced. These photographed the registration numbers of …
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Part of story: Road accidents
… as fern roots and cabbage tree hearts as vegetables, and introduced the kūmara (sweet potato), yam, gourd and taro. … ships. Early introductions English and French explorers introduced the South American potato to New Zealand in the … it revolutionised Māori agriculture. A new kind of kūmara introduced in the 1850s also grew better than the tropical …
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Part of story: Food
… nectar, they do not produce honey in commercial quantities. Introduced bees In the early 2000s there were 13 introduced species of bee in New Zealand. These included …
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Part of story: Beekeeping
… The South Island goose was three times bigger than the introduced Canada goose, weighing 18 kilograms and standing … free of mammalian predators until pigs, cats and mice were introduced during the 19th century. The last known southern …
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Part of story: Extinctions
… This was three times greater than the combined mass of introduced pests, deer and chamois. Even so, the … has no dangerous native stinging insects. Wasps and bees, introduced from Europe, can be a threat to some people. …
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Part of story: Insects – overview
… of many flowering plants. New Zealand has 28 native and 13 introduced species of bee. Native bees At least three native … bee species have a basic social structure, a bit like the introduced honeybee and bumblebee. The rest are solitary, …
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Part of story: Wasps and bees
… disease of rabbits, caused by the myxoma virus) had been introduced to New Zealand in 1952, but failed to become … heard submissions in 1987, but found the risks of introducing the virus outweighed any advantages. The Rabbit and Land Management Programme Instead the government introduced the Rabbit and Land Management Programme. This …
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Part of story: Rabbits
… the Reverend William Cotton concluded that bees should be introduced to New Zealand to ‘confer on the natives of New … Taylor. Father Jean-Baptiste Petitjean is thought to have introduced bees to the Bay of Islands in 1842. In 1843 James …
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Part of story: Beekeeping