Events In History
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12 July 2001New Zealander wins Tour de France stage
The first stage win by a New Zealander in the Tour de France came in a team time trial. Although Chris Jenner didn't finish with the core of his Credit Agricole team, he shared in the stage win and got to stand on the podium. Read more...
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18 August 1892First women's cycling club in Australasia formed
Soon after the development of the modern bicycle, Australasia's first women's cycling club was formed in Christchurch. Read more...
Articles
Life in the 20th century
Exploration of everyday life in New Zealand from 1900 to the mid-1980s
- Page 4 - Bridging the gapThe transformation of space through new communication and transport systems was a preoccupation in nineteenth-century New Zealand; twentieth-century society was no less intent on
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Main image: State houses in Christchurch, 1978
Two boys ride their bikes around a 'cluster' state-house development in Hornby, Christchurch, in 1978. Safety issues are raised by the absence of helmets; something that could result in a fine today.