He Rārangi Wā
Timeline
All dates
1951: Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora Māori Women's Welfare League
1948 Child Welfare Division rof Education Department eplaces Child Welfare Branch
Child Welfare Division of Education Department replaces Child Welfare Branch (see Garlick, 2012, p. 59)
1925 Child Welfare Act 1925 passed
Child Welfare Act 1925 archived by NZLII, passed (see Garlick, 2012, p.53). Repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1974
1925 Child Welfare Branch of Education Department and the Children's Court established
Child Welfare Branch of the Education Department (see Garlick, 2012, p.53) and the Children's Court (see Watt, 2003) established
1924 Declaration of the the Rights of the Child
Declaration of the Rights of the Child adopted by the League of Nations. Adopted in an extended form by the United Nations in 1959
1907 Society for the Promotion of the Health of Women and Children
Society for the Promotion of the Health of Women and Children, which became known as the Plunket Society, established in Dunedin (see Te Ara page on Postnatal and and baby care)
1896 Juvenile Depravity Suppression Bill proposed, not passed
Juvenile Depravity Suppression Bill proposed but not passed
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