I took my camera to our office roof to shoot some weird clouds. They looked best reflected on a nearby building.
Today in NZ history- 27/10/1943 - First opposed New Zealand landing since GallipoliNew Zealanders of 8 Brigade, 3 New Zealand Division, helped their American allies clear Mono Island in the Solomons of its Japanese defenders. Forty lost their lives in weeks of fierce fighting.
- 28/10/1835 - He Whakaputanga signed by northern chiefsThirty-four northern chiefs signed He Whakaputanga (a declaration of independence) at a hui called by the British Resident, James Busby.
- 28/10/1890 - First Labour Day celebrationsThe first Labour Day celebrated the struggle for an eight-hour working day. Parades in the main centres were attended by several thousand trade union members and supporters.
- 29/10/1894 - SS Wairarapa wrecked on Great Barrier IslandIt remains the third deadliest shipwreck ever in New Zealand waters: 121 lives were lost when the steamer Wairarapa struck Miners Head, the north-west point of Great Barrier Island, 90 km north-east of Auckland.
- 27/10/1943 - First opposed New Zealand landing since Gallipoli
That’s an excellent photograph.
That is a very good picture. That should be in a book.