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… three months. In 1917, commissioned as a lieutenant, he was posted as works engineer officer to Trentham Military Camp. … of motor vehicles. To fit himself for administrative posts Tyndall had, between 1925 and 1928, passed all …
Type: Biography
… and cities, where they perch on fences, buildings and lamp posts. In contrast, some Maoricicada species are restricted …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Cicadas
… A timber-drying operation on site produces fence posts and poles, mainly for the local farming industry. The …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Geothermal energy
… to employ women for missionary work. Jessie Alexander was posted to Nūhaka, 20 miles east of Wairoa. There had been a … in Ōpōtiki and five Māori settlements. She resigned her posting at the end of 1934 after doing further relieving …
Type: Biography
… were reciprocated by the cheering locals. ANZUS In the post-war era the US became the main provider of security for … Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which reflected America’s post-war economic dominance in the capitalist and western …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: United States and New Zealand
… entrance was introduced in 1945, along with a new post-primary curriculum and new school certificate examination, most New Zealand post-primary schools moved to provide a wider choice of …
Type: Biography
… which was a financial institution owned by its members), Postbank (the old Post Office Savings Bank), Auckland Savings Bank (later ASB … followed on from that. A process of consolidation followed. Postbank was acquired by ANZ, ASB absorbed Westland Bank, …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Banking and finance
… radio waves beyond the curve of the earth had earlier been postulated by A. E. Kennelly in the United States and Oliver … and an officer of the US Legion of Merit in 1948. He was posted to the RNZAF Reserve of Officers in February 1947 …
Type: Biography
… the election later that year. Korean War New Zealand’s only post-Second World War fighting, however, was in Asia. The … military resurgence. Increasing instability As the signs of post-war instability in South-East Asia multiplied, New …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Cold War
… to Dunedin via Melbourne, Australia, taking up his post in 1868. The job was formidable, for the scattered … replace Morton as general manager, and Brydone took up his post. While the amalgamated company went through stressful …
Type: Biography
… also from the commercial art world, began his long Evening Post stint when Neville Colvin left for England. The … 2000s Sharon Murdoch’s cartoons featured in the Dominion Post . Cartoons as historical documents Generally, the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Cartooning
… ‘Field Punishment No. 1’, which involved being tied to a post in freezing conditions. His son, the poet James K. … in a gland Or less than that, my father hung From a torture post at Mud Farm Because he would not kill. 1 Second World …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Conscription, conscientious objection and pacifism
… from the army he became interested in the reconstruction of post-war society and completed examinations to become a … professional planning organisations that evolved in the post-war years. He was a councillor of the New Zealand …
Type: Biography
… Lord of the r ings trilogy. He used state-of-the-art post-production and special-effects technology in his … for making innovative movies, and for supplying crews and post-production facilities for foreign productions – as well …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Knowledge-based industries
… The demand for electricity spiralled upwards as post-war restrictions were lifted and prosperity encouraged … geothermal generation of electricity, while grappling with post-war electricity shortages. In his retirement he worked …
Type: Biography
… career as a journalist. He was a sub-editor on the Evening Post from 1901 to 1905, then worked at the Taranaki Herald , …
Type: Biography
… walking the beat on shifts. From the training depot, he was posted to Taranaki Street station, living in barracks until … for the charity rugby match between the Police and the Post and Telegraph Department – forgoing his annual leave in …
Type: Biography
… subsidised public health care, family income support and post-Second World War prosperity contributed to this record. … death in infancy was the most common cause of death in post-neonatal babies (29–364 days). Medical conditions like …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Child and youth health
… and sister. After living in Nelson he became a cadet in the post office in Wellington on 1 February 1883. His father … Girls' High School. Hudson continued to work at the post office until his retirement in 1919, reaching the position of principal clerk of the postal division. He was critical of the formal education …
Type: Biography
… boarding house and a general store were established, and a post office and other services followed. The present hotel … gradually declined. The school was closed in 1979 and the post office in 1988. Locals half-jokingly declared …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Taranaki places