Events In History
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30 June 1939First issue of New Zealand Listener published
The New Zealand Listener soon expanded beyond its original brief to publicise radio programmes to become the country’s only national weekly current affairs and entertainment magazine. Read more...
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8 December 1932First issue of New Zealand Woman's Weekly
The first issue of the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly was distributed during the Depression. The magazine contained advice on cooking and housework, romantic short stories, knitting patterns and feature articles. Read more...
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9 May 1907First School Journal published
New Zealand pupils were for the first time able to read a schoolbook published in their own country. Read more...
Articles
Making of New Zealand literature
Historian and poet Keith Sinclair has argued that the 1950s was the decade 'when the New Zealand intellect and imagination came alive'
- Page 1 - The making of New Zealand literatureHistorian and poet Keith Sinclair has argued that the 1950s was the decade 'when the New Zealand intellect and imagination came
New Zealand Book Month
Kiwis love books. To celebrate New Zealand Book Month, we have come up with 31 reasons to love New Zealand books and writing.
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Page 2 – 31 reasons to love NZ books and writing
A selection of stories about the history of Kiwi writing, writers and books – one for each day of NZ Book Month.
Web history publishing
See tips on how to present history on the Web.
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Page 5 – Further information
LinksA decade of good web design This is the BBC's guide to good web design.BBC historyBest of history websitesStrategies to enhance the user experience This is the
Prisoners of War
During the Second World War New Zealanders became prisoners of war in large numbers. Most Kiwi POWs were soldiers captured in Greece, Crete and North Africa. In total, more than 8000 were held in captivity - one in 200 of New Zealand's population at the time.
- Page 5 - The Tiki timesThe 'Tiki Times' was a hand- printed and illustrated newspaper produced weekly at prisoner of war camp E535, Milowitz, Poland from August 1944 to January 1945. Milowitz was a coal
Rail tourism
From the late 19th century the expanding rail network opened up exciting leisure and tourism opportunities for ordinary New Zealand families. New Zealand Railways promoted rail holidays through bright, attractive posters and its own popular monthly magazine.
- Page 5 - Railways MagazineDuring the inter-war years no other monthly magazine matched New Zealand Railways for its commitment to promoting a popular literary culture in New
Missionaries
The Christian missionaries of the pre-1840s have been described as the 'agents of virtue in a world of vice', although they were not immune to moral blemish themselves.
- Page 6 - Printing the word of GodFrom the mid-1830s the printed word became a new weapon in the campaign to bring Christianity to
Biographies
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White, Leo Lemuel
For much of his life Leo White successfully combined two of his passions, aviation and photography, starting Whites Aviation and finding his photographs decorating hundreds of New Zealand homes.
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Main image: Leo White
For much of his life Leo White successfully combined two of his passions, aviation and photography