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… and geometric patterns. In later garments, feathers from introduced birds were used in an endless array of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Māori clothing and adornment – kākahu Māori
… Wiremu Nēra (William Naylor) Ngātai introduced Christianity to South Taranaki in the late 1830s. …
Type: Biography
… nurse and enrolled nurse. The nurse practitioner role was introduced in 2001 and allows for autonomous practice for … without a doctor present. The Nurses Amendment Act 1990 reintroduced autonomous midwifery practice. The act separated …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Health practitioners
… Act 1906, which was an attempt by the government finally to introduce legislation that set aside land for Ngāi Tahu; but …
Type: Biography
… Monday and if necessary Tuesday. The Matariki holiday introduced in 2022 will always be observed on a Friday. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Public holidays
… involvement in Vietnam. In 1977, when the government introduced a measure relating to the New Zealand Security …
Type: Biography
… of races, photo finishes and routine swabbing were all introduced at about the same time as the TAB. Decline of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Horse and greyhound racing
… the amendment as 'the most tyrannical measure ever introduced into an English-speaking Parliament' and as a …
Type: Biography
… needs, determinedly prodded a reluctant government to introduce some form of compulsion. Robin helped to implement …
Type: Biography
… New Zealand in 1960, some in the Army feared that it would ‘introduce a lot of evil influence right into the heart of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Salvation Army
… made an impact on both the university and the community. He introduced his students to new literature and ideas during …
Type: Biography
… had to take one. New Zealand was the only Allied country to introduce compulsory safe sex kits for its troops. In 1918 …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Sexual health
… earthquake were fed and housed for many months. Legislation introduced in the late 1930s by the first Labour government …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Salvation Army
… a nursery school run on free-play principles and introduced mothers and high school girls to child study. In …
Type: Biography
… such as Hanging Rock and Mt Horrible. Angling Trout were introduced into the region in the 1870s, and by the 1890s it …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: South Canterbury region
… tennis programme; the Turbo Touch Rugby Association introducing turbo touch in schools; and the Central Rock …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Government and sport
… scenes of Māori life and mythology. Taylor had been introduced to Māori mythology by his wife, Edelweiss …
Type: Biography
… our beautiful country under health-giving conditions.’ 3 He introduced the Physical Welfare and Recreation Act 1937, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Camping
… national polls, Parliament reduced the majority required to introduce prohibition to 50%. If prohibition failed to …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Liquor laws
… in 1871. In 1886 a population threshold of 20,000 was introduced for a town to become a city. The four main …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: City history and people