Today marks 100 years since England declared war on Germany “More than 141,000 First World War service files are now available online, adding to the wealth of information detailing New Zealanders experience of the war made available by Archives New Zealand and the National Library. “In possibly the largest and…
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100th Anniversary of Discovery of South Pole was 3pm yesterday
One hundred years ago on the 14 December 1911, Roald Amundson won the race to the South Pole. From the New York Times: When Roald Amundsen’s ship, the Fram, left Norway on Aug. 9, 1910, it carried, in Amundsen’s words, “nineteen men, ninety-seven dogs, four pigs, six carrier pigeons, and…
‘Battle at the Gate’ by Jenny Jenkins
‘Battle at the Gate’ by Jenny Jenkins Battle at the Gate is a kids history book written about the last battle of the New Zealand wars, the Battle of Gate Pa, Tauranga. It is written by homeschooling mum, Jenny Jenkins, and published by Penguin, and teaches the character qualities of…
New Zealand history – Timeline of events.
A time line for our kiwi children! Timeline of events – New Zealand in History history-nz.org New Zealand history. An overview covering the pre-historic, colonial and modern periods. Timeline of events.