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By 1940 childhood was internationally recognised as a distinct stage in human development. A child's value to the family was no longer seen as primarily economic. Instead, children were viewed in terms of 'emotional capital' as socially priceless.

Eastbourne nursery playcentre, 1943

Hoani Waititi teaching te reo, possibly at Queen Victoria School for Maori Girls.

Linton schoolboys delivering the school milk c. 1941

Maori women have been the backbone of kohanga reo (language 'nurseries' where pre-schoolers were immersed in the language) since the first opened in 1982. By July 2000 there were a total of 11,519 children attending 611 kohanga reo.

Thomas Kendall established the first mission school, but he was later suspended after admitting an adulterous affair with a Maori woman.

Teacher assistant Nan Bella with a new generation of Maori speakers at the bilingual unit in a Lower Hutt school in 1981.

Waitangi Tribunal members Chief Judge Edward Durie (left) and Paul Temm QC visit a kohanga reo at Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, in 1985. Kohanga reo or language 'nurseries' immersed infants in a Maori language environment; the first of these opened in 1982.

Marama Ormsby (left) and Erina Hurihanganui won the 1985 National Maori Speech Contests held in Wellington.

Voluntary cadet groups existed in many schools prior to 1909 when the Defence Act introduced compulsory military training.

Joseph Firth was a physically imposing man who stressed the importance of physical fitness and believed in manliness, toil and duty.

Kate Edger (Evans) was the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree and the first woman in the British Empire to earn a BA.

On 11 July 1877 Kate Edger (Evans) graduated with a BA in Latin and Mathematics from the University of New Zealand. She became the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree and the first woman in the British Empire to earn a BA