Today in NZ history- 20/06/1987 - All Blacks win the first World CupWith Michael Jones, John Kirwan and captain David Kirk scoring tries, the All Blacks defeated France 29-9 at Eden Park, Auckland. Kirk became the first All Black captain to lift the Webb Ellis Cup.
- 20/06/1943 - US Navy tragedy at PaekākārikiTen United States Navy personnel were drowned off the Paekākāriki coast near Wellington during a beach landing exercise.
- 21/06/1964 - The Beatles land in NZBeatlemania hit New Zealand when 7000 hysterical fans greeted the Fab Four in Wellington during their 'Far East' tour.
- 22/06/1954 - Parker-Hulme murder in ChristchurchArmed with a brick in a stocking, 16-year-old Pauline Parker and her best friend Juliet Hulme, 15, became two of New Zealand's most notorious murderesses when they killed Pauline's mother, Honora, in Victoria Park, Christchurch.
- 20/06/1987 - All Blacks win the first World Cup
Monthly Archives: September 2009
A solution to the W(h)anganui woes
Why change Wanganui’s spelling to Whanganui? Surely not because whanganui means ‘large harbour’? Where’s the large harbour? Looks like a wide upside-down river to me. Let’s steer clear of both warring factions and, in the interests of accuracy, go for … Continue reading
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Spring has sprung
During spring our property in Martinborough is an exciting place to return to each weekend. Everything, including daffodils, is busting out all over. It’s quite a contrast to our place in Ngaio, Wellington, where most of the vegetation is New … Continue reading
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