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… not of newspapers and parcels. In 1890 New Zealand Railways introduced newspaper stamps – a newspaper was delivered for …
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Part of story: Postage stamps
… New Zealand Parliament. Her particular triumph there was to introduce the Women Jurors Bill, which became law in 1942. …
Type: Biography
… the Dominion Laboratory, helped persuade the government to introduce iodised salt to combat iodine-deficiency goitre. …
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Part of story: Medical research
… government was created in 1840.) An American whaler introduced a sweet potato superior to traditional Māori …
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Part of story: United States and New Zealand
… he was better known as a rugby player. About 1881 he was introduced to rugby football by his cousins at the Kaik. …
Type: Biography
… to give effect to equal pay – rather than whether or not to introduce it. Women’s liberation movement groups, 1970s …
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Part of story: Women’s labour organisations
… immigration legislation and citizenship policies introduced since the mid-1980s significantly altered migrant …
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Part of story: Ethnic inequalities
… in the region, dying there in 1873. Whalers and traders introduced Hawke’s Bay Māori to new ideas and practices such …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay region
… in the United States and Great Britain, he sought to introduce his Christchurch students to the best of overseas …
Type: Biography
… department store in Auckland. There he was responsible for introducing the chemise or sack dress to New Zealand in the …
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Part of story: Fashion and textile design
… Port Jackson (Sydney), where the missionary Samuel Marsden introduced him to agricultural skills and new crops such as …
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Part of story: Northland region
… prayers with more relevance to local seasons and ideas were introduced. The reforms also led to church services with …
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Part of story: Catholic Church
… century, sealers, whalers, missionaries and early settlers introduced European instruments and song forms. The …
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Part of story: Folk, country and blues music
… in response. Transgender issues In 2004 MP Georgina Beyer introduced a private member’s bill adding gender identity to …
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Part of story: Human rights
… Some had earlier worked on the California goldfields and introduced the game of faro. Irish miners preferred …
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Part of story: Cards, board games and puzzles
… as did the use of elaborate water sluicing races (first introduced in 1862), but there were no ‘rushes’ after 1864. …
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Part of story: Otago region
… The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1894, introduced by the Seddon government, made it difficult for …
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Part of story: West Coast region
… terrorism. In response to the bombing, the government introduced the International Terrorism (Emergency Powers) …
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Part of story: Terrorism and counter-terrorism
… 1950s, the central government promoted the spa at Rotorua, introduced trout into lakes and rivers, built roads, ran …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau region
… With Helen Nicol, the WFL's secretary, Marion Hatton also introduced the league's tactics to other centres. The pair …
Type: Biography