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 EH.Net Encyclopedia: New Zealand in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
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 Encyclopedia of New Zealand Project Staff
He taught American and New Zealand history at Victoria University for many years, was chief historian at the Department of Internal Affairs and later the Ministry for Culture and Heritage for 13 years, and worked as a conceptual leader at Te Papa.
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www.mch.govt.nz /ref/enz/staff.html   (1113 words)

  
 Education - Statistics New Zealand
Education in New Zealand is a primary mechanism for the development of skills within the population.
Formal education affects all people from under 5 years of age (for pre-schoolers) to 16 years (the school leaving age) and beyond into the tertiary sector.
Education Statistics for New Zealand for 2002 (Ministry of Education) 
www.stats.govt.nz /people/education/default.htm   (120 words)

  
 Scots - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Arriving with a mix of idealism and common sense, they helped build the nation as farmers, engineers, social reformers, businessmen and politicians.
In Otago they founded a city renowned for its educational institutions – and for a very fine haggis.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga
www.teara.govt.nz /NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Scots/en   (85 words)

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