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… river bed, with mānuka brush or bracken fern between the posts. Water could get through, but the eels, coming … These were placed near eel weirs, often at the base of the posts at the downstream end. Pā auroa – the Whanganui eel …
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Part of story: Te hopu tuna – eeling
… by site users Portions of this site may allow users to post their own material. Materials posted by users do not necessarily reflect the views of Te … Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand or Manatū Taonga. By posting materials on this site, you represent that you have …
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… then studied shorthand and typing, and in 1916 joined the Post and Telegraph Department. She was part of a local … end of the war. On 27 March 1917 Stuart was placed on the Post and Telegraph Department's permanent staff as a cadet … the lack of opportunities for advancement for women in the Post and Telegraph Department. Like other female staff, she …
Type: Biography
… Corporatisation and breakup of the Post Office In the 1980s pressure to change the management … New Zealand’s telecommunications system was increasing. The Post Office did achieve near-total subscriber coverage for … government’s 1987 decision to replace the New Zealand Post Office with three separate state-owned enterprises; New …
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Part of story: Telecommunications
… ‘ministers’ had been superseded. First overseas diplomatic posts The need to deal more directly with other countries, … diplomats. Politicians were appointed to head the posts in Ottawa and Moscow, while Carl Berendsen himself …
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Part of story: Foreign policy and diplomatic representation
… In the singles final, competitors have to erect a 50-metre post-and-wire fence strung with nine 2.5-millimetre wires. A … fence is built in the doubles competition, except that more posts are required and the two top wires are electrified. …
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Part of story: Farm fencing
… that make all that noise – they are often visible on lamp posts and tree trunks. But they have actually spent most of …
Type: Story Front
… Security concerns in Asia Post-war New Zealand governments placed emphasis on … as convenient stepping stones along the way.’ 1 Diplomatic posts in Asia In 1955 New Zealand and the UK agreed that in …
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Part of story: Foreign policy and diplomatic representation
… 1947 he began his long association with the city’s Evening Post , contributing ‘Lodge Laughs’ cartoons, containing … for the newspaper’s popular Saturday evening Sports Post. For the biggest sporting occasions, particularly rugby … and magazine advertising campaigns. He became the Evening Post ’s editorial cartoonist when the incumbent, Neville …
Type: Biography
… of the house. When Rua entered the house the carved posts were talking amongst themselves; he heard the posts talking, but those outside remained silent. He closed … But most of Tangaroa’s children were destroyed … The carved posts of the outside of the house were taken away; some of …
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Part of story: Tangaroa – the sea
… threat from alternative, smaller parties. First past the post The nature of the first-past-the-post electoral system, in place until 1996, rewarded large, … were important in practical terms under first past the post as it was identification with a particular party rather …
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Part of story: Political parties
… build New Zealand. The evidence is everywhere – from fence posts and railway sleepers to older houses and public …
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… New Zealand to reach Britain. In the early 20th century post was delivered around the country by a wide variety of …
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… External Affairs Department was initially preoccupied with post-war peace treaties and the establishment of a new … also designated a UN permanent representative. Overseas posts Both Labour and National (the latter took office in …
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Part of story: Foreign policy and diplomatic representation
… buildings is nowhere more evident than in the design of post offices. During a post office building boom between about 1900 and 1914 he was largely responsible for two major post office buildings of similar design (the Auckland and …
Type: Biography
… re-burning the land, settlers would split the logs into posts and bury them where they could be used later. After …
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Part of story: Farm fencing
… During the post-Second World War baby boom New Zealand had the highest …
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… voted for their members of Parliament in first-past-the-post elections, and generally either the National or Labour …
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… as service centres for farming areas. They offered stores, post offices, stock and station agents, schools and banks – …
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… range of policy interests broadened and additional overseas posts were opened. Expanded overseas representation, … to the administration of and communications with diplomatic posts. Ministry of External Relations and Trade The Ministry … the government of the day and override existing diplomatic postings. Career diplomatic service Against politicians’ …
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Part of story: Foreign policy and diplomatic representation