Today in NZ history- 27/06/1936 - Māui Pōmare memorial unveiled An estimated crowd of 1200 Māori and Pākehā from around the country converged on Manukorihi Pā in Waitara, Taranaki, to attend the unveiling of a memorial to ‘one of New Zealand’s greatest men’, Sir Māui Pōmare.
- 27/06/1975 - Mark Williams hits no. 1'Yesterday was just the beginning of my life' topped the New Zealand music charts for three weeks. Williams successfully combined soul and pop with an image that merged glam rock with disco.
- 28/06/1914 - Assassination of Archduke Franz FerdinandThe assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 eventually led to the outbreak of the First World War.
- 28/06/1973 - HMNZS Otago sails for Mururoa test zonePrime Minister Norman Kirk told the 242 crew of the Otago that their Mururoa mission was an ‘honourable’ one − they were to be ‘silent witness[es] with the power to bring alive the conscience of the world’.
- 27/06/1936 - Māui Pōmare memorial unveiled
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Cutting communication to the bone
One of the Ngaio Press books I sell by mailorder is WOOL: a history of New Zealand’s wool industry. I co-wrote it with Bill Carter and published it ten years ago. There are a few cartons left and while it’s … Continue reading
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