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Welcome to the NZHistory.net.nz newsletter, 15 June 2007

It has been a long time since our last newsletter and a lot has been
happening. If you've visited the site since February you will notice
that it has been completely redesigned with a nice clean look and lots
of exciting new whizzy bits and pieces. 

RECENT ADDITIONS

New Zealand at the 1982 Soccer World Cup - 
Twenty-five years ago, in June 1982, the sport of soccer seized the
country's imagination, when the national side - the 'All Whites' - took
on the best in the world at the World Cup finals in Spain. To get there,
the Kiwis had to battle through an epic qualifying schedule of 15 games.
Find out more here:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/1982-soccer-world-cup

D-Day - 
It was the largest amphibious landing in history. On 6 June 1944 a huge
Allied military machine embarked on the invasion of German-occupied
France. Thousands of New Zealand sailors and airmen were on active duty
that day. We've just updated our D-Day topic by adding some fantastic
images from the Imperial War Museum and oral history interviews from New
Zealand veterans. See it all here:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/d-day

New Zealand Music Month: 31 reasons to love New Zealand music  - 
What do Kiri Te Kanawa and 1970s punk legends Suburban Reptiles have in
common? Both feature in the 31 daily stories celebrating New Zealand
Music Month. It's a rich mix - from 'Pie cart rock 'n' roll' to 'Poi E',
from 'She's a mod' to Shihad. See it all here:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/love-new-zealand-music

Matariki for Social Studies teachers and students - 
Matariki, the Maori New Year, can be used by teachers and students of
social studies as a springboard into further topics associated with the
different ways the passage of time is celebrated and measured.
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/classroom/matariki-maori-new-year


OTHER NEW CONTENT

There has been lots of other new content added so far this year, the
most substantial being a whole new section on the Treaty of Waitangi,
based on the content of the now defunct treatyofwaitangi.govt.nz
website. You can see this here:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/category/tid/133 

War Memorials Register revamp - 
More than 450 memorials are currently listed on the register. Find your
local memorial with our interactive location map, or help us find out
about the ones we've missed.
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/the-memorials-register

In March we added a feature on the Cricket World Cup:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/new-zealand-cricket/cricket-in-new-z
ealand

Calendar
We've created new ways of viewing the Calendar of NZ history events. Now
you can view the day+week's events at the same time, eg:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=15/6

Or view the entire month here:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/calendar

There is pleanty more that is new to see on the site, including the a
Media Library where you can find all the images, sound files, video and
interactives in one place:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/library/media

We hope you enjoy this new content. There is plenty more in the
pipeline, so stay tuned.

NZHistory.net.nz team