social policy

Children and adolescents, 1930-1960

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  The need for the New Zealand government to promote national interests during the Depression and the Second World War created a renewed appreciation of the role of the family within society.

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• Page 2 – Children's health

  By the late 1940s all New Zealand children had a medical examination on entering school, and were seen by a nurse at standards two and six. These examinations helped

• Page 3 – Education

  By 1940 childhood was internationally recognised as a distinct stage in human development. A child's value to the family was no longer seen as primarily economic. Instead

• Page 4 – The post-war family

  As a consequence of the post-war economic boom there was increasing demand for consumer goods. The 1956 census revealed that more than half of New Zealand homes possessed

• Page 5 – Further information

  Further information for Children and adolescents, 1930-1960.

State housing

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  New Zealand's first state house was formally opened on 18 September 1937. But the government has provided rental housing for New Zealanders for more than a century. Explore the history of this country's various state housing schemes and their contribution to the New Zealand way of life.

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• Page 3 – The state steps in and out

  The National government introduced full market rents in 1991 to reduce the state role in housing provision. From the start, public debate over state housing policy in New

• Page 4 – Designing communities

  Community has many different meanings. People might live in a particular community, but have little contact with their neighbours, preferring instead to pursue their social