What Were The Important Events And People In Nz 1900
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What were the What were the important events important events and people in New and people in New Zealand by the Zealand by the start of the 20 start of the 20 th th Century? Century?
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The important events and people in New Zealand at the turn of the century (1900)
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What were the What were the important events important events
and people in New and people in New Zealand by the Zealand by the start of the 20start of the 20thth
Century?Century?
FarmingFarming
Farming was Farming was very important very important in New in New Zealand. It also Zealand. It also helped shape helped shape the male the male culture of culture of toughness and toughness and a “frontier” a “frontier” society.society.
RefrigerationRefrigeration
Refrigerated Refrigerated shipping shipping was very was very important in important in helping New helping New Zealand Zealand recover from recover from the 1880’s the 1880’s DepressionDepression
The LiberalsThe Liberals
The Liberals The Liberals came to came to power in power in 1893. They 1893. They introduced introduced many new many new policies policies designed to designed to help New help New Zealand Zealand become more become more prosperous.prosperous.
Women and the VoteWomen and the Vote
New Zealand New Zealand was the first was the first country to give country to give women the vote. women the vote. It is debateable It is debateable how much extra how much extra power this really power this really gave women at gave women at this time.this time.
The 1905 OriginalsThe 1905 OriginalsThis was the first “All Blacks” team to tour This was the first “All Blacks” team to tour Britain. Rugby was fast becoming an Britain. Rugby was fast becoming an important part of our national identity.important part of our national identity.
MaoriMaori
By 1900 the Maori population had By 1900 the Maori population had declined, and living standards were declined, and living standards were lower than that of Pakeha. Most Maori lower than that of Pakeha. Most Maori lived in the countryside.lived in the countryside.
This photo shows Peter Buck (on the right), who promoted Maori adapting to Pakeha ways, and doing all they can to fight with Pakeha in the war.
The 1913 Waterfront The 1913 Waterfront StrikeStrike
The 1913 The 1913 Watersiders Watersiders strike was New strike was New Zealand’s first Zealand’s first major sign of major sign of industrial industrial unrest. It was unrest. It was crushed, but led crushed, but led to the Labour to the Labour movement in movement in politics.politics.
HMS New Zealand (1909): a HMS New Zealand (1909): a symbol of military ties with symbol of military ties with
BritainBritainDuring fighting in During fighting in WW1 the captain of WW1 the captain of HMS HMS New ZealandNew Zealand wore a Māori grass wore a Māori grass skirt and greenstone skirt and greenstone Tiki presented during Tiki presented during the tour of New the tour of New Zealand to ward off Zealand to ward off evil, which no doubt evil, which no doubt helped to enhance her helped to enhance her reputation as a lucky reputation as a lucky ship!ship!
What does this photo tell you about NZ What does this photo tell you about NZ society in 1909?society in 1909?
North vs SouthNorth vs South
By 1900, the By 1900, the population of New population of New Zealand was split Zealand was split roughly 50/50 roughly 50/50 between the North between the North and South islands. In and South islands. In the previous 40 years, the previous 40 years, the South Island the South Island dominated, mainly dominated, mainly because of Gold because of Gold Mining and Farming.Mining and Farming.
