Today in NZ history- 03/10/1888 - New Zealand Natives team plays first game in UKThe privately organised rugby team was the first to wear the silver fern and an all-black uniform.
- 04/10/1957 - Morris Yock trademarks the jandalInspired by footwear he had seen in Japan, businessman Morris Yock and his son Anthony began manufacturing this simple rubber footwear in their garage in 1957. The name ‘jandal’ combined the words ‘Japanese’ and ‘sandal’.
- 05/10/2011 - Shipwrecked Rena spills oil into Bay of Plenty The German-built Rena is the largest ship ever wrecked in New Zealand waters. No lives were lost, but in financial terms it was our costliest-ever shipwreck.
- 05/10/1866 - Maungatapu murderers hanged in NelsonBurgess, Kelly and Levy were hanged. Joseph Sullivan, the fourth member of the 'Burgess gang', received a life sentence after turning Queen's evidence and helping convict his co-accused.
- 03/10/1888 - New Zealand Natives team plays first game in UK
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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