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… whereby the Catholic church would not oppose legislation to introduce Bible reading into state primary schools. Although …
Type: Biography
… and Sky Television’s Prime Television. Pay television, introduced to New Zealand in 1990, was dominated by Sky, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Media and politics
… time, the Māori population declined because of epidemics of introduced European diseases such as influenza and measles. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Taranaki region
… by merit. However, in 1913 Commissioner Donald Robertson introduced new disadvantages for women. He barred them from …
Type: Biography
… the pen-names Brother Juniper or Brother Giles. In these he introduced his readers to the pacifist, egalitarian and …
Type: Biography
… singers and give musical experience to the congregation. He introduced Handel and J. S. Bach and regularly performed …
Type: Biography
… whaling operator in New Zealand to use explosive harpoons, introducing the electric harpoon to New Zealand, and …
Type: Biography
… others have been hunted to extinction on the mainland by introduced mammalian predators. The Westland petrel ( …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Petrels
… to establish a comprehensive collection of native and introduced plants; in 1922 he gave the Dominion Museum his …
Type: Biography
… from buildings – including the town hall clock tower – and introduced a 31-metre building height limit. New Napier In …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: City planning
… beard infested parts of the King Country. Other troublesome introduced pest plants in the region include variegated …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: King Country region
… The central plains of Hawke’s Bay are mainly occupied by introduced farm animals, but pockets of bush sustain native …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hawke’s Bay region
… and moral character. The Civil Service Reform Act 1886 introduced competitive examinations for selection into the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Public service
… the public demanding equality of sacrifice, the government introduced conscription during 1916, with the first ballots …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: First World War
… Islands Presbyterian Church, the Reverend Uea Tuleia introduced an exercise and healthy eating programme. He …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Pacific churches in New Zealand
… governments from the issue of a licence. Māori Europeans introduced alcohol to Māori, who were not initially …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Alcohol
… logging has not ensured the preservation of kauri forest. Introduced animal pests threaten native plants and animals. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Kauri forest
… wool sales, began around 1927. Weather forecasts were also introduced at 9 p.m. every night, mainly as a service for …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Rural media
… Zealand. In fact, experiments in cross-breeding and sowing introduced grasses were well advanced in the South Island …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Farming in the economy
… demand for coal dropped away and the Railways Department introduced its roll-on, roll-off ferry between the North and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Freight and warehousing