Today in NZ history- 24/04/1920 - Prince of Wales arrives for New Zealand tour
- 24/04/1922 - New Zealand's first poppy day
- 24/04/1941 - Sinking of the Hellas
- 24/04/1941 - Sinking of the Hellas
- 24/04/1951 - First New Zealander killed in battle in Korean War
- 25/04/1915 - Gallipoli landings
- 25/04/1916 - First Anzac Day
- 25/04/1963 - New Zealand medics start work in South Vietnam
- 26/04/1943 - New Zealand ship torpedoed in Tasman Sea
- 26/04/1945 - Death of John Mulgan
Tag Archives: the joys of spring
Spring is so much better in Martinborough
The only nice thing I can say about the spring season in Wellington, where we used to live, is that it is one step closer to summer. Spring in Wellington is battering by cold equinoxial gales and depression by low … Continue reading
Martinborough Musings 