Today in NZ history- 28/09/1899 - New Zealand answers the empire's call to arms Premier Richard ‘King Dick’ Seddon asked Parliament to approve an offer to the British government of a contingent of mounted riflemen to serve in South Africa. Amid emotional scenes, the members overwhelmingly endorsed the motion – only five voted against it.
- 29/09/1862 - New Zealand's first professional opera performance Dunedin's Royal Princess Theatre was the venue for a performance of Donizetti's Daughter of the regiment by the visiting English Opera Troupe, supplemented by local performers.
- 29/09/1947 - Greymouth beer boycott provoked West Coast publicans soon regretted increasing the price of a beer by 1d.
- 30/09/1878 - Great Flood hits South IslandThe ‘Great Flood’ of 1878 killed at least three people and thousands of animals as it swept across the southern South Island
- 28/09/1899 - New Zealand answers the empire's call to arms
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
