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    Vincent Aspey

    When nine-year-old Vincent Aspey persuaded his mother to buy a violin he had spotted in a second-hand shop she was dubious that he would practice, let alone come to be described as ‘synonymous with orchestral development in New Zealand’.

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The Treaty of Waitangi is signed

1840 The Treaty of Waitangi is signed

More than 40 Maori chiefs, led by Ngapuhi's Hone Heke Pokai, signed the Treaty of Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. more...

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Waitangi Treaty copyMaking the Treaty of WaitangiThe first Waitangi DayThe Treaty in briefSigning the TreatyPolitical and constitutional timeline

External links

  • Introduction to the Treaty (Waitangi Tribunal)
  • Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Archives NZ)
  • Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund
Liner <em>Wanganella</em> refloated after 18 days on Barrett Reef

1947 Liner Wanganella refloated after 18 days on Barrett Reef

The liner, carrying 400 passengers, struck Barrett Reef in Wellington Harbour on 19 January. Only an unusually long spell of fine weather - dubbed 'Wanganella weather' by locals - saved it from becoming a total wreck. more...

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Rough crossings - Cook Strait ferriesTimeline to tragedy - the Wahine disaster

External links

  • The Wanganella, Barrett Reef (Te Ara)
  • Manapouri developments (Meridian)
  • Wanganella (Wikipedia)
  • On board the Wanganella (National Library)
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