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… on the wharf' (1931), emphasised the picture plane and introduced new strategies into New Zealand painting. …
Type: Biography
… the argument for the high standards of training which he introduced. He had also to cope with a shortage of students, …
Type: Biography
… in Maori education. A form of bilingual teaching was introduced for Maori pupils to help them overcome …
Type: Biography
… Technical high schools In 1903 the Liberal government introduced technical scholarships that covered the cost of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tertiary education
… formerly Teviotdale’s assistant and Skinner’s student, introduced a more methodical approach to archaeology. This …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Anthropology and archaeology
… “boot camps”. Boot camps revisited In 2009 the government introduced military-style activity camps (MACs) run by the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Youth offenders
… and an amendment act of 1912 repealed. The defence acts introduced compulsory military training for young men and …
Type: Biography
… away fighting. The McCarthy Commission of 1962 The reforms introduced in 1912 remained largely in place until the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Public service
… he intensified all controls over the financial sector and introduced a wage and price freeze to halt inflation. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Reserve Bank
… main interest had been in alpine flora, but in 1936 he was introduced to the study of birds – initially the yellow-eyed …
Type: Biography
… to New Zealand in 1953. Visiting a race in Wellington she introduced herself to a race official and asked if she could …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Cycle racing
… evidence shows that tropical Polynesian art styles introduced to New Zealand were modified gradually into …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Māori rock art – ngā toi ana
… make rugby league a faster game, and many changes were introduced for that purpose. As in most countries, rugby …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Rugby league
… Paid holidays, sick pay and wet weather payments were introduced and full wages restored. In 1937 the council …
Type: Biography
… Her interest in a handcraft exhibition in London had introduced her to the Women's Institute of England, and she …
Type: Biography
… there were only 10 full-time stamp shops; import licensing introduced in the late 1950s had hit dealers hard with …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Postage stamps
… literature as her special fields. For many years she introduced large first-year classes to university-level …
Type: Biography
… exchange rate and an independent central bank have been introduced to help correct large deficits. A glut of savings …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Balance of payments
… until 1989. More comprehensive sex education was introduced in 1989, although schools could opt out of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Teenagers and youth
… students could borrow money for fees and living costs, was introduced in 1992. At 30 June 2010, 894,000 people had …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tertiary education