Today in NZ history- 08/06/1987 - New Zealand goes nuclear-free
- 09/06/1868 - Beginning of Tītokowaru's war
- 09/06/1909 - Public Trust Office building opens
- 10/06/1886 - Eruption of Mt Tarawera
- 10/06/1889 - First kindergartens
- 10/06/1906 - Death of Richard Seddon
- 11/06/1901 - Cornwall Park gifted to Auckland
- 12/06/1902 - New Zealand flag confirmed
- 12/06/1942 - First US troops arrive in Auckland
- 13/06/1866 - Murder on the Maungatapu track
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Java meets the great outdoors
Over the last two weekends, our new Burmese kitten, Java, has been introduced to the great outdoors. He’s coped very well and had a wonderful time. New sights, new scents, grass under his feet, meeting the neighbour’s cat, climbing trees, … Continue reading
Blogging for genealogists
Earlier this year, during the NZ National Library’s family history month, I was asked to give a talk on Writing and publishing your family history. I felt a bit of a fraud really. I had written and published a family … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging general, family history, Genealogy
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Tino Rangatiratanga flag should be for all of us
Maori people are currently debating which flag, from a number of options, should be adopted as a Maori flag to fly alongside the New Zealand flag on Waitangi Day. Apart from one design, they are awful. But the best of … Continue reading
Rimutaka realignment ready to roll: Huzzah!
This image, from today’s Dominion-Post, shows the coming realignment of the worst of the Rimutaka hill road – all on the Wellington side of the summit. Work starts later this month and completion can’t come soon enough for those of … Continue reading
Posted in Rimutaka, Wairarapa
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Martinborough Musings 