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A hug is the perfect Christmas gift; one size fits all, and nobody minds if you exchange it. Call us on (09) 439 5158 or e-mail darginkspot@slingshot.co.nz for more great prices CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Oh, for the good old days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money. Author Unknown Northland Events Calendars To see what is happening around Northland, you can visit: Hokianga: http://www.hokiangatourism.org.nz/news.html Kauri Coast: http://kauricoast.co.nz/Events.cfm Mangawhai: http://www.mangawhai.co.nz/Events.cfm Northland: http://www.northlandnz.com/events.php This Week In New Zealand History 1913 Waterfront strike ends The Great Strike of 1913, which had begun in late October when Wellington waterside workers stopped work, finally ended when the United Federation of Labour (UFL) conceded defeat. The bitter two-month struggle had involved up to 16,000 unionists across New Zealand and sparked violent clashes between strikers and mounted ‘special’ police – whom the unionists dubbed ‘Massey’s Cossacks’ after the conservative prime minister, W.F. Massey. The strike had been faltering since early November, when the Auckland and Wellington wharves were reopened, manned by ‘scab’ workers protected by police and specials. A general strike in Auckland, which began on 8 November and involved more than 10,000 workers, was called off on the 22nd (except for watersiders, seamen, drivers and tramwaymen). On 17 December the powerful Federated Seamen’s Union, which had been drawn into the strike against its leaders’ wishes, broke ranks by reaching a deal with shipowners to return to work. On the 20th the UFL announced that a conference of strikers’ delegates had decided to call off the strike immediately for all workers, except miners. The UFL halted the miners’ strike on the 29th, and most miners – except for the significant number who were blacklisted by employers – returned to work in January 1914. Image: 1913 waterfront strike (Te Ara) 1953 Queen Elizabeth II arrives for summer tour For New Zealanders old enough to have experienced it, the visit of the young Queen and her dashing husband, Prince Philip, in the summer of 1953–4 is a never-to-be forgotten event. Some still regard the royal tour as New Zealand’s greatest public occasion. Thousands greeted the first reigning monarch to visit this country in Auckland’s aptly named Queen Street. In scenes reminiscent of a modern-day rock concert, hundreds of people had camped out overnight to get a good spot for the occasion. The Queen visited 46 towns or cities and attended 110 separate functions during her stay. It was said that three in every four New Zealanders saw her. Today FM. - 87.7 & 106.7 Mhz Bringing Back The Memories in <strong>Dargaville</strong>
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