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The Battle of Messines was a prelude to the much larger Third Battle of Ypres, better known as Passchendaele. New Zealanders played a prominent role in this successful action but paid a heavy price: 3700 casualties, including 700 dead. more...
Known to others as ‘Killer Kain’, the Hastings-born pilot had become a household name in Britain due to his exploits flying Hurricanes for the RAF’s No. 73 Squadron in the opening year of the Second World War. more...
The Golden Arches appeared for the first time in New Zealand at Cobham Court, Porirua. Within 20 years the American fast-food giant would have 100 outlets around the country. more...