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… movements of the age, campaigning for: Bible in schools, to introduce some form of Christian education into schools …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Religion and society
… South Island Pākehā MPs, the Maori Representation Act 1867, introduced by Donald McLean, the Māori-speaking MP for …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngā māngai – Māori representation
… by the Maori designs in the borders, a motif Richardson introduced into New Zealand stamp design. Around 1924 he …
Type: Biography
… with the bitter-tasting sap from the kawakawa tree. To introduce children to solids, mothers would chew taro or …
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Part of story: Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth
… the airport. Fisheries A quota system for fisheries was introduced in 1986. Chatham Islanders were unprepared and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Chatham Islands
… decline of huia was noted after new predatory mammals were introduced in the 1890s. The last (unconfirmed) sightings of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Extinctions
… Super Rugby team the Chiefs. Rugby league Rugby league was introduced to Waikato in the early 20th century and soon …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Waikato region
… were printed. One-penny universal The one-penny universal, introduced in 1901, meant that letters could be sent to the …
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Part of story: Postage stamps
… It was the culmination of educationalists’ desire to introduce more internal assessment, and to measure skills …
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Part of story: Primary and secondary education
… 1931 he had apparently gained a doctorate in psychology. He introduced the society to Jungian ideas on the importance of …
Type: Biography
… with tāniko, new tukutuku designs and materials have been introduced since European contact. The meeting house …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Māori weaving and tukutuku – te raranga me te whatu
… – but this didn’t stop illicit stills. Income tax was introduced in 1891, and people gradually accepted the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Customs and tariffs
… Through him both Ngāti Toa and their captives were introduced to the Christian faith. The influence of …
Type: Biography
… Dog Registration Act 1880. Īhaka Te Tai supported a bill to introduce Bible reading to schools. In 1885 he asked what …
Type: Biography
… to access ATMs (automatic teller machines), which were introduced in the early 1980s. ATM usage grew relatively …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Banking and finance
… are also debates on other financial business and on bills introduced into the House. Time is allocated for a general …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Parliament
… of colonial street life. Plein-air health risk George Nairn introduced to New Zealand the plein-air technique of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: City images
… militant communists who wanted to wreck New Zealand, and introduced draconian laws to undermine them. After 151 …
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Part of story: Cold War
… cities. The programme for the 1924 All Blacks in Britain introduced the team: ‘As showing the zeal which infuses the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Rural mythologies
… British Empire. The reform of London’s police in 1829 had introduced theories of policing by consent rather than by …
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Part of story: Police