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In 1999 Colin Meads was named as New Zealand's Player of the Century and the International Rugby Hall of Fame rated him ‘the most famous forward in world rugby throughout the 1960s.’

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16 March

1940 Jockey Y-fronts hit NZ shops

'If old-fashioned underwear makes you squirm, switch to Jockey', urged the adverts that also promised 'real masculine comfort' and 'no bunching discomfort'. more...

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Jockey underwear goes on sale in New Zealand - social studies activities Levels 4 and 5

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1999 NZHistory.net.nz launched

NZHistory.net.nz was launched by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon. Jack Elder, at a function at National Archives (now Archives New Zealand) in Wellington on 16 March 1999. more...