Our People, Our Country

I have just read today's issue of The Press, Christchurch's daily newspaper. It doesn't matter what the date is because each day it is full of calamitous news while the rest of the country seems to have got on with life and be blissfully unaware of just h

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Homegrown is considered the pride and joy of our country. It's a showcase of our top musical talent, all condensed into a one-day show across the famous Wellington Waterfront.

In the recent local body elections, Waiheke Islanders turned out to vote by the truckload. And one of the reasons could well be the island's community newspaper. But as VICKI JAYNE reports, heading up Waiheke's long-running Gulf News is far from an easy r

Newspapers keep dying. It's like watching a part of civilization sputtering and going dark. Mostly it's happening in America. The latest was the 146-year-old 'Seattle Post-Intelligencer'. Before that, Denver's 'Rocky Mountain News' shut its doors.

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In memory of my uncle, Frank Philips, Scots Guards, killed Oct 1914, aged 20. On that day 1200 from his regiment went over the top, only 80 answered the roll call at day's end.

It is reported that in 1862 during the American Civil War, Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land.

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