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The great New Zealand rugby writer T.P. McLean declared ‘unhesitatingly’ that Wilson (‘Noddy’) Whineray was New Zealand’s ‘greatest captain’.

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22 September

1906 Domestic workers call for 68-hour week

The labour reforms of the Liberal government had earned New Zealand a reputation as a 'working man's paradise'. But what about working women? A 68-hour working week hardly seemed an unreasonable demand. more...

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Marianne Tasker biography (DNZB)
Mistress and Maid: the Domestic Workers Union (Papers Past)

1931 Coalition formed to combat Depression

United Party Prime Minister George Forbes had convened an inter-party conference with the goal of forming a coalition government that would 'share the responsibility' of dealing with the Depression. Labour withdrew from these discussions but the leader of the conservative Reform Party was unable to resist pressure to heed this call. more...