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… subjects – were mostly excluded by immigration restrictions introduced from the late 19th century. They were also …
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Part of story: Citizenship
… such criteria as English language competence. Other changes introduced in 1991 included a new ‘general skills’ category, …
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Part of story: Immigration regulation
… early 1980s. Digital data flight recorders were gradually introduced to help determine the cause of accidents. Since …
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Part of story: Air crashes
… married. In 1973 the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) was introduced. Decline of adoption The proportion of ex-nuptial …
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Part of story: Adoption
… amendments were made to the Animals Protection Act 1960, introducing codes of ethical conduct and an ethics advisory …
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Part of story: Animal welfare and rights
… play. Policing play In 1933 a Wellington bylaw was introduced to control children’s play. It declared that …
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Part of story: City children and youth
… the sturdy safety bicycle with vulcanised rubber tyres was introduced in the mid-1890s, and proved best able to cope …
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Part of story: Transport – overview
… Smith in Hawaiki: the original home of the Maori (1904) introduced Kupe as a Māori navigator to rival Cook. It …
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Part of story: Non-fiction
… in New Zealand of a steam-powered log hauler, and in 1895 introduced a steam locomotive running on a wooden tramway. …
Type: Biography
… Around the time Cairney graduated MB, ChB in 1922, he introduced to New Zealand the concept of students dissecting …
Type: Biography
… General wage increases helped, and Callaghan also began introducing a new scientists' salary scheme. But in 1951 …
Type: Biography
… from 10 to 21 years and the so-called perpetual lease was introduced. Under this scheme land was offered at a maximum …
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Part of story: Land ownership
… were in fact quite formal in their use of titles, way of introducing people and methods of running meetings and …
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Part of story: Manners and social behaviour
… style In the 1980s two new furniture styles were introduced: high tech, a late modernist style using …
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Part of story: Furniture
… his wife's medical work and encouraged vaccination. He introduced sheep, cattle, horses and fruit trees to the …
Type: Biography
… milk supply he not only owned a herd of cows but also introduced one of the first systems of share-milking. He …
Type: Biography
… Pākehā and Pasifika). Failed exhortation In 1914 a bill was introduced to Parliament to ensure some Christian religious …
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Part of story: Anglican Church
… to the defending champions, host team Hawke's Bay. Clark introduced the four-piece knitted cap, which became a …
Type: Biography
… Zealand and Australian passport holders at airports were introduced in 2005, and ‘smart gate’ technology at the …
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Part of story: Australia and New Zealand
… A sensible, far-sighted principal, she made Latin optional, introduced such practical courses as cookery, shorthand, …
Type: Biography