From nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz Fri Feb 4 12:01:49 2011 From: nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz (nzhistory@list.mch.govt.nz) Date: Fri Feb 4 12:01:51 2011 Subject: [NZhistory.net.nz] 1950s, Hawke's Bay earthquake and more Message-ID: Welcome to the NZHistory newsletter, 4 Feb 2011 NEW CONTENT The 1950s - decade study The 1950s saw New Zealanders fight in the Korean War, conquer Mt Everest and crack the 2 million population mark, among many other things. We provide an overview of the decade and a year-by-year breakdown of some of the key events - perfect for the classroom. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/the-1950s Images of the Hawke's Bay earthquake To mark the 80th anniversary of the Hawke's Bay earthquake we've just added this amazing series of images from a private photo album. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/hawkes-bay-earthquake-images FACEBOOK If you are a keen Facebooker, we encourage you to follow ('like') us here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/NZHistory - we'll be posting links to Today in History and other topics related to New Zealand history WAITANGI DAY For anyone interested in learning more about the Treaty of Waitangi, we've got it covered with a range of topics here: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/category/tid/133 - if you already know it all, you test yourself on our quiz: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/quiz/treaty-waitangi-quiz NZHistory team http://twitter.com/#!/NZHistorydotnet http://www.facebook.com/#!/NZHistory