From nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz Mon Sep 1 12:19:22 2008 From: nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz (nzhistory@list.mch.govt.nz) Date: Mon Sep 1 12:19:34 2008 Subject: [NZhistory.net.nz] NZ Book Month Message-ID: Welcome to the NZHistory.net.nz newsletter, 1 September 2008 NEW TOPICS New Zealand Book Month http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/nz-book-month New Zealanders are voracious readers. Surveys show that relaxing with a good book is one of our favourite pastimes. Held each September since 2006, New Zealand Book Month is designed to celebrate and promote this country's writing talent, support new and upcoming writers, and encourage New Zealanders to buy and read more homegrown books. Here at NZHistory.net.nz, we are celebrating Book Month with 30 reasons to love New Zealand books and writing . There is a different story for each day in September about some of the people, events, books and other publications that are part of this country's literary heritage. This is a selection of snapshots, not a definitive history of New Zealand writing. Well-known writers such as Robin Hyde , Allen Curnow and Booker Prize winner Keri Hulme feature alongside non-fiction icons like Guthrie-Smith's Tutira , Walter Buller's Birds and the Edmonds cookery book . The importance of children's writing is reflected in features on Avis Acres' Hutu and Kawa series, Hairy Maclary and the six-decade-old Esther Glen Award . We also explore the role of periodicals like the School Journal and Railways Magazine , and highlight less-celebrated tales such as Ponga and Puhihuia and Julius Vogel's future-gazing Anno domini 2000 . Once you've read the 30 reasons, test yourself out with the great NZ Book Month Quiz: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/quiz/nz-book-month-quiz Waiuta - through the eyes of a miner http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/waiuta Today Waiuta is a West Coast ghost town. But from 1906 to 1951 it was the company town for the South Island's largest gold mine and home to 600 people. The superb photographs of Czech immigrant Joseph Divis provide a fascinating glimpse of Waiuta in its heyday. Also... Don't forget to check out this week's quiz: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/quiz/week-history and, our Kiwi of the Week - Brian Barratt-Boyes NZHistory.net.nz team info@nzhistory.net.nz Please follow the link below if you wish to unsubscribe from this email list. Contact us at info@nzhistory.net.nz if you require any assistance. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.mch.govt.nz/archives/nzhistory/attachments/20080901/5f5e4076/attachment.html