Today in NZ history- 30/07/1979 - Carless days introducedCarless days for motor vehicles were introduced to combat the second ‘oil shock’ (petrol shortage) of the 1970s. They did little to reduce consumption and were scrapped in May 1980.
- 31/07/1843 - Foundation stone laid for New Zealand's first purpose-built theatre Laying the foundation stone for the Royal Victoria Theatre on Manners St, Wellington, Alderman William Lyon welcomed the new amenity – ‘a theatre [was] a necessary concomitant of an advanced state of civilization.’
- 31/07/1976 - John Walker wins gold in MontrealFollowing in the footsteps of Jack Lovelock and Peter Snell, Walker won gold in the Olympic 1500 m. Black African nations boycotted the Games in protest at the All Blacks' tour of South Africa
- 06/08/1936 - Lovelock wins 1500-m gold at Berlin Jack Lovelock won New Zealand’s first Olympic athletics gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in a race witnessed by 120,000 spectators – including Adolf Hitler.
- 30/07/1979 - Carless days introduced
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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