By Gordon McLauchlan
- that Auckland utilized two times to the Colonial place of work to be a separate colony from the remainder of New Zealand
- extra in regards to the guy who desired to be James Cook
- while consuming beer legally turned an ‘art’ at the West Coast
- even if Kupe was once guy or myth
- how Hawera seceded and have become a republic
- while and why the americans deliberate to invade New Zealand
- which aviation heroine used to be referred to as a ‘naughty woman who deserved a spanking’
- why a posse of politicians dedicated suicide . . . and more.
This nice choice of stories explores those and plenty of extra questions and concerns that have interested New Zealanders and stuffed many a web page in lots of a historical past ebook through the years. Gordon McLauchlan brings a clean viewpoint on a few previous and sometimes vexed sessions in New Zealand’s history.
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