The introduction of the Education Act in 1877 established free, compulsory and secular education for all Pākehā New Zealand children. Māori children could attend the free schools if their parents wished them to.
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By becoming mayor of Onehunga, Auckland, Elizabeth Yates struck another blow for women’s rights in local-body polls held the day after the first general election in which women could vote.
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Iriaka Rātana was elected as New Zealand’s first Māori MP following the Western Māori election on 29 November 1949.
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megan.l.ransom bronze sculptor The site shows what I do and has pictures of my work. I will be up dating the site with more info. There are my contact details. Being involved with the arts (and a New Zealander) Your site can establish a directory of other up and coming New Zealand artists.People visiting my site will be looking for individual, unique top end of the market pieces of art, not mass produced reproductions.
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