From nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz Mon Jul 14 11:22:42 2008 From: nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz (nzhistory@list.mch.govt.nz) Date: Mon Jul 14 11:22:53 2008 Subject: [NZhistory.net.nz] New topics and features Message-ID: Welcome to the NZHistory.net.nz newsletter, 14 July 2008 NEW TOPICS The 1947 Greymouth beer boycott The pub has long held a special place in the culture of the West Coast. An organised move by the hotels to raise the price of beer in 1947 led to one of the most effective consumer boycotts ever seen in New Zealand. Baby farmers Baby farmers were paid caregivers who allegedly neglected children in their care, concealed their deaths or deliberately murdered the infants. The most notorious was Minnie Dean, who, in 1895, became the first (and only) woman to be hanged for murder in New Zealand. NEW FEATURES Weekly Quiz We've just launched a weekly quiz. Questions relate to events that occurred during this week in history. The quiz will be updated every Monday. See it here: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/quiz/week-history Kiwi of the Week. Each week we will nominate a 'Kiwi of the Week' who be someone who is related to the events that occurred during that week in history. This week's Kiwi is Apirana Ngata: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/people/apirana-turupa-ngata Community contributions We have recently opened up the site to allow people to comment on all image, sound and video pages. To make a 'Community contribution' just scroll to the bottom of one of these pages and fill out the form. Note that these contributions are moderated so there will be a delay between your posting a contribution and it appearing on the site. Here are some excellent contributions we've had already: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/duda-the-mascot-dog#comment-22 http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/whangamomona-war-memorial#commen t-29 http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/sound/archie-barrington#comment-36 http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/devils-music-timberjack#comment- 128 We value your feedback on any of these new topics of features. Please email us at info@nzhistory.net.nz NZHistory.net.nz team. From nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz Mon Jul 21 10:09:21 2008 From: nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz (nzhistory@list.mch.govt.nz) Date: Mon Jul 21 10:09:26 2008 Subject: [NZhistory.net.nz] (no subject) Message-ID: Welcome to the NZHistory.net.nz newsletter for M=E2ori Language Week - = Te Wiki o te Reo M=E2ori 21-27 July 2008 Want to know the history of M=E2ori Language Week? Find out at = www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/maori-language-week The future of the M=E2ori language was the subject of a claim before the = Waitangi Tribunal in 1985. Find out how the resulting decision helped = the resurgence of te reo M=E2ori from late last century: = www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/2281 Now over 130,000 people of M=E2ori ethnicity speak and understand te reo = M=E2ori. Read about the language=92s decline and revival: = www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/968 Learn 100 M=E2ori words every New Zealander should know, from greetings = to place names. Read the word and its translation and hear to how it = should be pronounced: www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/966 Once you've read all this, you'll be ready for the M=E2ori Language Week = quiz!: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/quiz/maori-language-week-quiz Hei kon=E2 r=E2 ! NZHistory.net.nz team