Friday, 15 November 2019

Friday, 8 November 2019

Forty Three Miners Killed In Explosion At Huntly

 Forty three miners killed in an explosion at Huntly
Image result for Forty three miners killed in an explosion at Huntly  In the year of 1914 on the 12 of September at 7.20 AM, an explosion at Ralph’s mine on Raynor Rd rocked Huntly. 60 men were in the mine when it was started by a miner’s lamp igniting firedamp but the firedamp caused the explosion.

Timeline: Timeline


The disaster happened in an area at was near Hamilton and Auckland

I had many effects on the miner's families and changed NZ mine completely, now they thinking more about death and injuries

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We can be ready for an explosion by having a...
- gas masks
- First aid kit
- pike axe
- batteries (for tochers) 
- food
- water
- something for communication

- There are some NZ mine disasters Kaitangata mine, South Otago:
21 February 1879, 34 dead

- Brunner mine, West Coast:
26 March 1896, 65 dead

- Ralph's mine, Huntly:
12 September 1914, 43 dead

- Dobson mine, West Coast:
3 December 1926, 9 dead

- Glen Afton mine, Huntly:
24 September 1939, 11 dead

- Strongman mine, West Coast:
19 January 1967, 19 dead

- Pike River mine, West cost:
19 November 2010, 29 dead

This is one of the plans to do in a mine emergency (drill)


Friday, 1 November 2019

Polish refugees land in New Zealand

Polish refugees land in New Zealand
1. they made a camp and called it little Poland
2. there was nearly 8 times the amount of kids than parents
3. there is an estimated 1.7 million Poles were deported to labor camps in Siberia following the Soviet occupation of eastern Poland in 1939.
4. It takes 4 hours and 30 minutes to Poland to wellington
5. 1941 prompted Joseph Stalin to send over 120,000 Polish prisoners to Iran.
6. Relatives joined some in the late 1940s and while a small number returned to Poland.

 https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/polish-refugees-land-new-zealand

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Erebus disaster

Erebus disaster
28 November 1979







 On a low clouded day at 12.49 pm NZST, the aircraft crashed into a slope at Mt Erebus killing all 237 passengers and 20 crew on board.

Flight te901 left Mangere airport and was flying to Antarctica when there was an error and the plane body slammed into Mt Erebus



Tuesday, 22 October 2019

James K Baxter's death

Death of poet James K. Baxter
22 October 1972
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James K Baxter one of New Zealand’s most accomplished poets died at the age of 46 in Auckland.  Hundreds of people attended the full Maori tangihanga.

Baxter had devoted the last years of his life to social work among alcoholics and drug addicts.

Monday, 21 October 2019

Peter Snell Is The Runner Of Gold

  Peter Snell wins a second gold in Tokyo
21 October 1964

Eight days leading up to the Olympic 1500 m final Peter Snell had already run five races. He won the final of 800 m and the 1500 m finals as well.

Snell’s time of 3 minutes 38.1 seconds was 2.5 seconds outside the world record held by the previous Olympic champion Australian Herb Elliott.

Thursday, 17 October 2019

Chief of Justice declares treaty worthless and a simple nullity

Chief of Justice declares treaty worthless and a simple nullity
17 October 1877


Today In NZ history

 Sir James Prendergast the chief of justice would not let the Maori have there landed back. The land would be for a Maori school. And he said the Treaty of Waitangi was worthless.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/the-chief-justice-declares-that-the-treaty-of-waitangi-is-worthless-and-a-simple-nullity

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Jean Batten reaches Auckland after epic solo flight

Image result for Jean Batten reaches Auckland after epic solo flightJean Batten reaches Auckland after an epic solo flight

16 October 1936
16 October 1936


Jean Batten left for New Zealand from Kent, England at 4:20 AM on 5 October 1936. She arrived in Darwin in 5 days 21 hours 24 hours faster than the previous record holder Jimmy Broadbent.

There was a crowd of 6000 waiting for her. Ther travel which had taken 11 days 45 minutes in total.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/jean-batten-reaches-auckland-after-epic-solo-flight

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

  Anti-terror raids in Urewera

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15 October 2007 there was an anti-terror raid happened in the city of Urewera. They went to Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, and Wellington. And after 12 months of activist groups were caught. 
Among those arrested was Tuhoe. Police claimed Iti was involved in running military training camps in the Urewera ranges.

Friday, 27 September 2019

No Safe Harbour


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That crying boat tips slowly.
A terrifying wave tilting funnily.
One gloom lifeboat listing scarily.
The frightened boat lay quietly.
An omens sky toppled painfully. 

Thursday, 28 March 2019

My Team Logo Design

Hi, I'm Aiden this is my team "The Handlers" my teammates are  Bradley, Dylan (not in the photo), Tanya, Bethan, and Brooklyn.
As a team, we chose the logo design because we like nature, the hands fit in with the name and the yellow background is fits in with it as well.
I hope you like it and enjoy it as well, bye.