Today in NZ history- 22/05/1884 - First NZ Rugby team in actionThe first representative New Zealand rugby team played its first match, defeating a Wellington XV 9-0 before embarking on a tour of New South Wales.
- 22/05/1995 - Waikato-Tainui sign Deed of Settlement with the Crown Waikato–Tainui was the first iwi to reach an historical settlement with the Crown for past injustices that went back to the 1860s. The Deed of Settlement included cash and land valued at $170 million.
- 23/05/1966 - Coronation of first Māori QueenPrincess Piki, the daughter of King Koroki, was selected as the sixth Maori monarch − and first Queen − during her father's funeral, in accordance with Kingitanga protocol. She assumed her mothers name, Te Atairangikaahu.
- 23/05/1861 - First major gold rush in Otago startsTasmanian Gabriel Read claimed a £1000 reward after finding gold ‘shining like the stars in Orion on a dark, frosty night’ near the Tuapeka River.
- 22/05/1884 - First NZ Rugby team in action
Monthly Archives: January 2009
New electronic toy (and a whole new world out there)
My birthday present from Liz this week was something I’ve been intrigued with for some time, but lacked real justification for buying: a car GPS unit. It’s a Garmin Nüvi that works in the car and can be carried on … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, GPS, Outdoor pursuits
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When I’m sixty-four
When I get older, losing my hair Many years from now Will you still be sending me a valentine Birthday greetings, bottle of wine? It was going to be ‘many years from now’ when I first played this Beatles song … Continue reading
Hot day in the Wairarapa
So hot this morning that the nicest place to be was in the car with the air conditioning on. So we went up to Masterton to visit Dick Smith Electronics, Aratoi Gallery and the Farmers’ Market. It was spectacular morning. … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Farmers markets, Wairarapa
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Furry interloper
We’re being taken over in our Martinborough cottage by a young cat that started visiting us nervously in the garden a few weeks ago. Now it comes inside and thinks it owns us. Though it looks cared for, it now … Continue reading
Posted in Burmese cats, Cats
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Naturally neon
Sometimes it’s good to let vegetables go to seed. They’re no longer edible, but they can be more interesting. I’m not a huge fan for artichokes, which we grew for the first time this year. Liz likes them, but I … Continue reading
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