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The New Zealand Collection Presents: This week in History: February 22nd – 28th
This week we take time to remember the 4 year anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. We also highlight two other events that occurred this week in history dating back to 1902 when the...
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The New Zealand Collection Presents: This week in History: March 1st – 7th
This week in history takes us to Opotiki in 1865 where Rev Carl Völkner was hanged. We also find out that in 1947 The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra held their debut concert in Wellington and in 1960...
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The New Zealand Collection Presents: This week in History: March 8th – 14th
Do you know where Kororāreka is? This week in history has the answer. Each week we feature topics that make up the This Week in History display in the NZ Collection. In this blog we also suggest other...
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The New Zealand Collection presents: This Week in History 15th – 21st March
“I eat my peas with honey. I’ve done it all my life. It makes the peas taste funny. But it keeps them on the knife.” This Ogden Nash quote is a clue to the ‘This Week in History’ topic. As usual this...
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The New Zealand Collection Presents: This Week in History 29th March – 4th April
As usual this week’s selected topic comes from the Today in History page at nzhistory.net.nz. The New Zealand Collection is located on the second floor of The Central Library. Each week we feature...
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The New Zealand Collection presents: The week in history 5th – 11th April
This week’s selected topic comes from the Today in History page at nzhistory.net.nz. The New Zealand Collection is located on the second floor of The Central Library. Each week we feature topics in the...
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The New Zealand Collection Presents: The Week in History 12th – 18th April
New Zealand’s first parliamentary elections were held in 1853, although at that time not everyone had the right to vote. This week’s selected topic comes from the Today in History page at...
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The New Zealand Collection Presents: This Week in History 19th – 25th April
The historic alliance made in 1936 between Rātana and the Labour Party that was to greatly influence the Māori seats is highlighted this week. This week’s selected topic comes from the Today in History...
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The New Zealand Collection Presents: This Week in History 3rd – 9th May
For generations of New Zealanders ‘The School Journals’ have been part of our literacy journey. I have vivid memories of my class each being handed a journal and taking turns reading a paragraph out...
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The New Zealand Collection Presents – This Week In History: 17th – 23rd May
The Kingitanga movement was established in 1858 due to concerns among some central North Island Māori tribes of alienation of Māori land and to give Māori leadership an equal status to that of the...
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The New Zealand Collection presents – This week in history: 24th – 30th May
This week’s selected topic comes from the Today in History page at nzhistory.net.nz. The New Zealand Collection is located on the second floor of The Central Library. Each week we feature topics in the...
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The New Zealand Collection presents – This Week in history 14th – 20th June
This week’s selected topic comes from the Today in History page at nzhistory.net.nz. The New Zealand Collection is located on the second floor of The Central Library. Each ‘This Week in History’ post...
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The NZ Collection Presents – This week in History 2nd – 8th August: Chunuk Bair
The New Zealand Collection is located on the second floor of The Central Library. Each ‘This Week in History’ post is associated with a display in the NZ Collection and uses available databases and the...
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