Today in NZ history- 24/01/1865 - British troops invade south Taranaki Over a thousand troops commanded by Duncan Cameron set out on what was to be the general’s final campaign in New Zealand.
- 24/01/1980 - Soviet ambassador expelledThe New Zealand government ordered the Soviet Union‘s ambassador, Vsevolod Sofinsky, to leave the country within 72 hours after he allegedly delivered money to the pro-Soviet Socialist Unity Party.
- 25/01/1974 - First day of competition at Christchurch Commonwealth GamesThe opening ceremony of the ‘Friendly Games’ had featured performances by schoolchildren and a Māori concert party. Next day, Canterbury runner Dick Tayler ensured the success of the Games with a surprise victory for the host nation in the 10,000 m track race.
- 26/01/1844 - Governor FitzRoy arrives in Wellington to investigate Wairau incidentFaced with demands for revenge after 22 settlers were killed in an incident in the Wairau Valley, Governor Robert FitzRoy decided that Māori had been provoked by the unreasonable actions of the Europeans.
- 24/01/1865 - British troops invade south Taranaki
Category Archives: epublishing
Is it any wonder people are switching to ebooks?
Norwegian crimewriter Jo Nesbo is in Wellington for the New Zealand Arts Festival’s Readers and Writers Week and he’s making a splash on radio and television. Tomorrow there’s an in-store ‘Meet Jo Nesbo’ at Whitcoulls, where attendees can pick up … Continue reading
eBooks on a huge roll
Amazon says it is now selling more ebooks than paperbacks – 115 ebooks for every 100 paperbacks, in the last three months of 2010. Not long ago, Amazon was crowing about selling more ebooks than hardbacks. For ebooks to have … Continue reading
It’s an iPad world
I succumbed and bought an iPad. I wasn’t going to – I should have followed my usual rule of waiting until the second generation of a new product. And I wasn’t going to buy Apple anyway, on principle. I’d long … Continue reading
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