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… his time with Bock, Cousins was introduced to work on postage stamps. In 1886 he engraved Tonga's first stamp … public design competition to produce two stamps to meet new postage rates on New Zealand's admission to the Universal Postal Union. Cousins's well-executed, large-scale …
Type: Biography
… companies specialising in artificial intelligence, sound post-production, web design, 3-D visualisation, and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Knowledge-based industries
… condoms. ‘One parcel burst and he had to collect it at the Post Office. When they asked what the contents were, he …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Contraception and sterilisation
… the pig happens every 12 years. To celebrate it in 2007, NZ Post issued a stamp series showing three early pig breeds: …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Pigs and the pork industry
… occupational networks, including teaching, nursing, the post office, telephone exchanges and the armed forces, while …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Lesbian lives
… district of Taranaki county and for six months in 1875 was postmaster at Inglewood before the establishment of the town's first post office. Because of his involvement in the formation of …
Type: Biography
… we enjoyed our visit. It is well worth seeing; is, like the Post Office, quite worthy of a place in London. And what …
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Part of story: Hospitals
… at Maungatapu pā, Faulkner set up his home and trading post on land belonging to Ruawahine, near Ōtūmoetai pā. From … protection. In 1860 he was appointed as Tauranga's first postmaster. His position was not without its problems, …
Type: Biography
… on her land at Ōtūmoetai, where they established a trading-post on the waterfront. Ruawahine and her husband became …
Type: Biography
… is Fernleaf butter. Silver fern Today’s New Zealand Post uses the silver fern for marketing its stamps, and it …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ferns and lycophytes
… Fijians, including a minority of Indo-Fijians. The dramatic post-1987 immigration from Fiji led to a huge increase in …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Fijians
… to Onehunga and established a small bakery and trading-post. Matilda Furley was an active partner in these business …
Type: Biography
… forests, railways, road works, electricity networks and the Post Office. These industries were all restructured in the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy
… was a night shelter or other emergency accommodation in post-Second World War Wellington, little housing existed for …
Type: Biography
… many years a memorial notice placed in the Rotorua Daily Post each December affirmed that although the melody had …
Type: Biography
… defeat of that Lions team’s entire Australasian tour. Post-Second World War success When Australia did resume …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Rugby league
… companies. Resentment surfaced at Australians occupying posts to which New Zealanders aspired. In particular when …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Australians
… metal brackets can be cast into concrete to support timber posts. Nail plates are flat strips of galvanised steel which …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Building materials
… roof The earth mother is the floor The mountains are the posts Pūhanga Tohorā faces Te Ramaroa Te Ramaroa faces …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngāpuhi
… certificate. Students received all communications by post and worked alone under the guidance of a senior … course that incorporated information management. Postgraduate qualifications remained the province of …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Libraries