Today in NZ history- 14/11/1973 - DPB legislation enactedThe passage of the Social Security Amendment Act introduced the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) to New Zealand’s social welfare system.
- 15/11/1861 - First issue of Otago Daily Times publishedDunedin became the first New Zealand centre with a daily newspaper on publication of the first issue of the Otago Daily Times.
- 16/11/1840 - New Zealand officially becomes British colony New Zealand became a separate colony of the United Kingdom. North, South and Stewart islands were to be known respectively as the provinces of New Ulster, New Munster and New Leinster.
- 16/11/1869 - Hamiora Pere executed for treasonHamiora Pere was hanged at the Terrace Gaol, Wellington. He is the only New Zealander to have been executed after being convicted of treason.
- 14/11/1973 - DPB legislation enacted
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Maori graves in Martinborough
On an early bike ride this morning I stopped off at the Martinborough Cemetery in Puruatanga Road. It was a lovely morning – completely calm and the sun was just coming up. On an earlier visit I’d spent most of … Continue reading
Quality sportswriting in the Dom-Post
From an article about the Hurricanes rugby team’s early-season performance. These are consecutive paragraphs: The worry for Boyd was whether the rest of the side would take up the slack. Goodes has been a revelation. He got his chance, when … Continue reading
Wireless charging is great
Wireless charging of mobile devices with the Qi standard was supposed to be a next big thing, but it’s never really taken off. The standard hasn’t been adopted by either of the biggies – Apple and Samsung. The last few … Continue reading
Apple’s reality distortion field cranking up again
I’ve read more than enough crap about the fucking Apple Watch while the company builds a reality distortion field ahead of the product launch. The late mastershyster Steve Jobs couldn’t have done any better and media shills are falling for … Continue reading
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