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  2. Exploding trousers - Wikipedia

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    In New Zealand in the 1930s, farmers reportedly had trouble with exploding trousers as a result of attempts to control ragwort, an agricultural weed. [1] Farmers had been spraying sodium chlorate, a government recommended weedkiller, onto the ragwort, and some of the spray had ended up on their clothes. Sodium chlorate is a strong oxidizing ...

  3. List of nationalizations by country - Wikipedia

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    2003 The Labour Government took an 80% stake in near-bankrupt national air carrier Air New Zealand in exchange for a large financial infusion. 2004 The rest of the country's rail network is purchased from Toll New Zealand, formerly Tranz Rail. A new state owned enterprise, ONTRACK, was established to maintain the rail infrastructure.

  4. List of companies of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Many of the largest companies lost ground and new enterprises were established. [1] New Zealand companies are dependent on international trade, mainly with Australia, the European Union, the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Canada. The major capital market is the New Zealand Exchange, known as the NZX.

  5. Index of pesticide articles - Wikipedia

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    Dow Chemical Company; E ... Pesticides in New Zealand; ... List of herbicides; List of insecticides This page was last edited on 2 ...

  6. Imperial Chemical Industries - Wikipedia

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    Map showing Imperial Chemical Industries sales regions, offices and factories in the United Kingdom in May 1955. In the 1940s and 1950s, the company established its pharmaceutical business and developed a number of key products, including Paludrine (1940s, an anti-malarial drug), [5] halothane (1951, an inhalational anaesthetic agent), propofol (1977, an intravenous anaesthetic agent), [13 ...

  7. Category : Companies of New Zealand by year of establishment

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    New Zealand companies established in 1930 (1 P) New Zealand companies established in 1933 (3 P) ... New Zealand companies established in 2022 (1 P) N.

  8. Category:New Zealand companies established in 1930 - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "New Zealand companies established in 1930" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. DB Breweries

  9. List of statutes of New Zealand (1928–1931) - Wikipedia

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    The above list may not be current and will contain errors and omissions. For more accurate information try: Walter Monro Wilson, The Practical Statutes of New Zealand, Auckland: Wayte and Batger 1867; The Knowledge Basket: Legislation NZ; New Zealand Legislation Includes some imperial and provincial acts. Only includes acts currently in force ...