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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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6 September

1948 New Zealand citizenship established

Prior to this act coming into effect, all New Zealanders were classified as British subjects. Separate New Zealand citizenship became possible on 1 January 1949. This was a change New Zealand did not initiate. more...