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: 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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