Events In History
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16 March 1940Jockey Y-fronts hit New Zealand shops
‘If old-fashioned underwear makes you squirm, switch to Jockey.’ That was the pitch from clothing manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin when it began marketing the Jockey Y-front to New Zealand men on 16 March 1940. Read more...
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12 July 1889First women's trade union formed
The first women’s trade union in New Zealand emerged in the late 19th century in response to poor working conditions in the clothing industry. Read more...
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Viceregal visiting
'To be invisible is to be forgotten,' constitutional theorist Walter Bagehot (1826–77) warned. For the King or Queen's New Zealand representative, the governor-general, that meant hitting the road
- Page 2 - Putting on appearancesNew Zealanders loved a good viceregal do, and no one was observed more closely than Their
History of the Governor-General
New Zealand has had a governor or (from 1917) a governor-general since 1840. The work of these men and women has reflected the constitutional and political history of New Zealand in many ways.
- Page 5 - Splendid ornamentalsWith the appointment of Lord Onslow in 1889, a new type of governor took up residence in Government
Life in the 20th century
Exploration of everyday life in New Zealand from 1900 to the mid-1980s
- Page 6 - AppearancesWe present ourselves to the world by the way we dress and wear our hair. Whether we have carefully selected from a full wardrobe or simply grabbed the first thing at hand, our
Notes for My Successor
Until the late 1960s New Zealand's governors-general were British, mainly minor aristocrats, or admirals or generals.
- Page 6 - Pay and perks and handy hintsThe colonial government cut the vice-regal salary and allowances from £7500 to £5000 in the late 1880s, just when the declining British aristocracy was looking to the Empire to
The House of Representatives
New Zealand's Parliament dates back to 1854, just 14 years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and the beginning of the European settlement of the country. For most of its history as a nation state, New Zealand has had some form of elected government.
- Page 7 - The SpeakerThe Speaker, who is elected by MPs, has a key role in representing the House to the Crown and in presiding over the
Pacific Islanders in the NZEF
Cook Islanders, Niueans, Fijians and Gilbert Islanders all took their place in the ranks of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the First World War. As well as the dangers of war, Pacific soldiers faced language difficulties, an unfamiliar army diet and European diseases.
- Page 5 - Difficulties faced by Pacific IslandersInformation on the difficulties faced by Pacific Islanders when they left their island homes for the first time and entered the
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Main image: MP Trevor Young and family
Member of Parliament Trevor Young with his family, December 1975