From nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz Mon Aug 17 10:22:24 2009 From: nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz (nzhistory@list.mch.govt.nz) Date: Mon Aug 17 10:22:43 2009 Subject: [NZhistory.net.nz] Samoa, Wellington War, Library Week, Cafes and 28th Maori Battalion Message-ID: Welcome to the NZHistory.net.nz newsletter, 17 August 2009 NEW TOPICS New Zealand in Samoa -=20 New Zealand was ill-equipped to cope with the Western Samoa mandate = allocated by the League of Nations in 1920. The Mau movement's passive = resistance culminated in the violence of =91Black Saturday=92, 28 = December 1929, which left 11 Samoans and one New Zealand policeman dead. = Read more: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/samoa War in Wellington -=20 In 1846 fighting broke out in the Wellington region as the Ngati Toa = chief Te Rangihaeata backed local Maori opposed to European settlement = in the Hutt Valley. The campaign claimed few lives and Ngati Toa = resistance in the region was effectively ended as a result. Read more: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/wellington-war New Zealand Library Week -=20 Library Week began over 35 years ago to honour the important role = libraries play in our community. To mark this year's event (10-16 = August), we produced stories of some of New Zealand's landmark = libraries, influential librarians and key moments in this country's = library history. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/library-week Wellington Caf=E9 Culture (revamped) -=20 Caf=E9 culture has become integral to Wellington's identity. This = culture began in the 1930s with the emergence of the milk bar, followed = by coffee houses in the 1950s. After a period of decline in the 1960s = and 70s, the city's caf=E9 scene has grown in spectacular fashion over = the last 20 years. Read more, including a Google map of some classic = Wellington caf=E9s. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/the-daily-grind-wellington-cafe-cultu= re-1920-2000 NEW WEBSITE The team at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage who work on = NZHistory.net.nz have developed, in partnership with Te Puni K=F4kiri, a = new site for the 28th M=E2ori Battalion - = http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz. The website is a place to record, = remember, honour and maintain information and knowledge of the M=E2ori = Battalion and its outstanding contribution to New Zealand. This site was = formally launched at Parliament in 6 August and has already had over a = 100 registered users. We hope you enjoy these new topics and website. NZHistory.net.nz team