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… Canterbury raising funds. Henare is credited with having introduced to New Zealand from Australia the popular tune …
Type: Biography
… Reasons for their creation The Labour government that introduced the State-Owned Enterprises Act in 1986 justified …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: State-owned enterprises
… to handle money easily, travel and postal concessions were introduced, and customs duty was removed to allow a more …
Type: Biography
… High School, where his father, the founding headmaster, introduced innovative features such as placing a measure of …
Type: Biography
… element was acknowledging traditional beliefs while introducing the concepts of hygiene and bacterial transfer …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Women’s health
… and could not get enough skilled workers. Shift work was introduced at some mills during the First World War, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Agricultural processing industries
… These staff also wrote the blurbs and short stories which introduce each entry. The blurb is a teaser intended to whet …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te Ara – a history
… While still there, he found out that Grey did not intend to introduce responsible government, so he resigned the post. … Featherston and Henry Sewell. He announced a policy of introducing 'new institutions' in Māori districts, to enable … , one of New Zealand's first teetotallers, is said to have introduced Fox to temperance in the early 1840s. By the …
Type: Biography
… rather, he was one of those who argued it should not be introduced unless it was accompanied by the conscription of … of war would, in Fraser's judgement, only be possible by introducing compulsory military training. Fraser forced a …
Type: Biography
… children with special needs in her class. Her efforts to introduce ability group reading activities attracted … a nationwide programme if re-elected; the programme was introduced into schools from 1982 as a result. Children …
Type: Biography
… gripped New Zealand. As minister of finance Forbes introduced orthodox deflationary measures, but in 1931 faced … that he was not prepared to commit political suicide by introducing the even more drastic measures he considered …
Type: Biography
… became a mentor, sharing his knowledge and expertise and introducing Diana to obstetrics, which she came to love. She … was given to Labour MP and SPUC member Dr Gerard Wall. Wall introduced the bill to parliament in late August 1974; it …
Type: Biography
… complex, indeed confused. When responsible government was introduced in 1856 the governor, Thomas Gore Browne , … what he called the 'beastly communism' of Māori society by introducing private property in land. 'Chastity, decency, …
Type: Biography
… his special knowledge. Not only did he relate mythology and introduce his new friends to the traditions and culture of … the ship. To their astonishment, Tupaia walked out and introduced himself in a language they understood. Instead of …
Type: Biography
… his talents too widely, and possibly disapproved of his introducing religious instruction to the curriculum. The …
Type: Biography
… 1935 to 1950 he chaired the Works Committee and helped to introduce a system of refuse disposal which converted …
Type: Biography
… of property between separating de-facto couples was introduced with the Property (Relationships) Amendment Act …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Families: a history
… conveyed her sentiments with strong body language. She introduced rhythmical gymnastics to the school and, although …
Type: Biography
… and advocated a scientific approach to farming. He also introduced the concept of land ownership as a profession of …
Type: Biography
… 2008. In 2002 the New Zealand Operational Service Medal was introduced to provide recognition to those who had served in …
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Part of story: Military medals