Today in NZ history- 16/04/1892 - NZ Rugby Football Union foundedAs rugby grew in popularity in New Zealand, it became necessary to standardise the administration of the game in the colony. Despite some opposition, a New Zealand Rugby Football Union was founded.
- 16/04/1912 - News of Titanic sinking reaches New ZealandAlthough no New Zealanders were aboard the world’s largest passenger ship when it sank in the chilly North Atlantic with appalling loss of life, the country followed the news closely.
- 16/04/1973 - Arthur Allan Thomas convicted of Crewe murders – again Waikato farmer Arthur Allan Thomas was found guilty – for the second time – of the 1970 murder of his Pukekawa neighbours Harvey and Jeanette Crewe.
- 17/04/1820 - General Gates sent to Sydney under guard The American sealer General Gates – named for a War of Independence general and commanded by Captain Abimileck Riggs – had sailed from Boston in October 1818.
- 16/04/1892 - NZ Rugby Football Union founded
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Looking after pooches in Martinborough
Not something you’d see outside hardware shops in the city.
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It’s a hard life being our cat
Chino taking it easy during another hot day in our warmest summer for many years.
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Kindle Paperwhite pushes ads at you but is still the best e-ink Kindle to own
When I got my new Kindle Paperwhite a couple of days ago, I couldn’t understand why Amazon had made it so that every time, after I switched the unit on, I had to ‘activate’ it by swiping up the screen … Continue reading
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