Today in NZ history- 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.
- 24/05/1943 - Turning point in Battle of the AtlanticThe 24th of May commemorates the Allies' hard-fought victory in the Battle of the Atlantic, one of the most decisive campaigns of the Second World War. Thousands of New Zealanders took part in this long and bitter struggle, manning the ships of the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy, and the aircraft of RAF Coastal Command and the Fleet Air Arm.
- 24/05/1854 - Parliament's first sitting in AucklandA 21-gun salute from Fort Britomart marked the opening of New Zealand's first Parliament. The 37 parliamentarians gave their oaths of allegiance to the Crown via the acting governor, R.H. Wynyard.
- 23/05/1966 - Coronation of first Māori Queen
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Virtually visiting Dripping Springs
I’ve just come back from Dripping Springs, Texas. Really? That’s an actual town? Yessir and it ’aint no town. No sirree. It’s a goddam city. In Americanspeak, anything bigger than two houses, a dog kennel and a gas station is … Continue reading
