Today in NZ history- 21/01/1859 - Ice comes to NelsonEnjoying a cold drink on a hot afternoon was not always as simple as adding ice from the freezer to water from the refrigerator. At one time the ice made a much longer journey.
- 21/01/1889 - American daredevil parachutes from balloon ‘Professor’ Thomas Baldwin landed safely by parachute from a balloon floating high above South Dunedin.
- 21/01/1944 - New Zealand and Australia sign the Canberra PactThe Canberra Pact was an undertaking by the two countries to co-operate on international matters, especially in the Pacific.
- 22/01/1840 - European settlers arrive in Wellington The New Zealand Company's first settler ship, the Aurora, arrived at Petone to found the settlement that would become Wellington.
- 21/01/1859 - Ice comes to Nelson
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National Library redevelopment has much to recommend it
(Published in the Dominion-Post, 20/4/09) As a long-time user of the National and Alexander Turnbull libraries with an affection for the place, I share some of former Turnbull chief librarian Jim Traue’s misgivings about the redevelopment. But not many. In … Continue reading
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