Today in NZ history- 27/02/1951 - Troops deployed in waterfront dispute The waterfront dispute of 1951 was the biggest industrial confrontation in New Zealand’s history, lasting for five months, from February to July. At its peak, 22,000 waterside workers and other unionists were off the job.
- 28/02/1945 - Kiwi soldier faces firing squadAfter more than a year on the run in northern Italy, New Zealand prisoner of war David Russell was recaptured and executed. His courage in the face of death earned him the first George Cross awarded to a member of New Zealand’s military.
- 29/02/1924 - Intelligence tests arrive in New Zealand schoolsFollowing a US study tour by Frank Milner, the rector of Waitaki Boys’ High School, the Education Department began applying the Terman Group Test of Mental Ability to all first-year post-primary school students
- 29/02/1964 - Opening of first road to Maungapōhatu A milling road provided the first vehicle access to the tiny Urewera settlement of Maungapōhatu – famous as the former home of the prophet Rua Kēnana
- 27/02/1951 - Troops deployed in waterfront dispute
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Do we have a kleptomanicat on our hands?
Deposited on our front deck today: one Maori poi. Plus a miniature poi that may actually be a cat toy. Is this the start of something big? Perhaps he’ll add intimate garments to his repertoire, or will he specialise in … Continue reading
Playing with filters
I’ve just found a filter plug-in that does a very different job of simulating a watercolour effect than the watercolour filter that is baked into Photoshop. It doesn’t handle the darkest areas convincingly and these parts need from further work, … Continue reading
New Zealand spinach bagged and frozen
(Forgive me while I use this blog to store some preparation instructions for future reference.) We’ve had our usual good crop of New Zealand Spinach. In previous years much has been wasted. This year Liz decided we should freeze some … Continue reading
Another Martinborough Fair rolls along
Martinborough Fair came and went for 2013 today. New Zealand’s biggest outdoors fair, it is held on the first Saturday of February and March each year. It’s been a success story since it kicked off with 35 stallholders in 1972. … Continue reading
