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    Duncan Cameron

    The historian James Belich believed Cameron was not only the best European commander to serve in New Zealand but ‘among the best of Victorian generals’.

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Goods and Service Tax Act comes into force

1986 Goods and Service Tax Act comes into force

Initially adding 10% to the cost of most goods and services, GST was a key part of the economic reforms of the fourth Labour government that were dubbed 'Rogernomics' after Minister of Finance Roger Douglas. more...

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  • Days of Thunder (NZ Listener)
  • The Rogernomics revolution: twenty years on (Sharechat)
  • The European economy (Te Ara)
  • Goods and Services Tax (Wikipedia)
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