Today in NZ history- 20/11/1937 - Parachuting Santa crashes in AucklandGeorge Sellars narrowly escaped serious injury when he was able to swing his parachute away from the glass roof of the Winter Gardens during the Farmers’ Christmas parade in Auckland.
- 20/11/1841 - Mass murder in the Bay of IslandsMaketū Wharetōtara, the 17-year-old son of the Ngāpuhi chief Ruhe, killed five people at Motuarohia in the Bay of Islands. In March 1842 he became the first person to be legally executed in this country.
- 21/11/1863 - British capture RangiririMore British soldiers were killed at ‘Bloody Rangiriri’ than in any other battle of the New Zealand Wars, but their victory opened the Waikato basin to the imperial forces.
- 22/11/1939 - Freyberg given command of 2NZEFBritish-born but New Zealand-raised, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg was a charismatic and popular military leader, who later served as governor-general.
- 20/11/1937 - Parachuting Santa crashes in Auckland
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New Denver, British Columbia
We recently scooted through the tiny town of New Denver, British Columbia. One of the highlights was a cute headquarters for the mighty Valley Voice – a bi-weekly newspaper that promotes itself as being proudly “100 percent independently and locally … Continue reading
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Call me a curmudgeon, but…
There’s been a huge media wailfest about Prince Rogers Nelson since he died last week. The man is supposed to have been a total musical genius who changed music — if not mankind itself! Let’s get some perspective. Sorry you … 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
Waikato truck driver gets uppity
So Tuheitia Paki, our Maori ‘king’, has refused to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their sprog during next month’s royal tour, on the grounds that the proposed 90-minute slot is simply not long enough. Even though it is … Continue reading
Nauseating puffery
Today’s DomPost carried a promo ad for Massey University’s Wellington campus. Here’s how they puffed themselves: ‘We exude, foster and fuel positive change, propelling the best of our nation’s creatives, intellectuals and innovators across the country, and around the world.’ … Continue reading
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