Page 34 - Evening Post News Today

Analysis - In 2015, New Zealands Parliament was in the middle of a fierce debate to change a part of our heritage, the national flag. But 110 years earlier, there was an argument over an even more fundamental part of NZ identity. Our name. Musings in Māoriland was a collection of poetry by Thomas Bracken, author of NZ’s national anthem. Photo: Supplied / Te Ara It was 1895 and the radical liberal MP Patrick ORegan took the floor of Parliament with a proposal to ditch "New Zealand" in favour...

Calls made for Notts to be in Tier 2 from city area which has just a handful of cases Some people were "pleasantly surprised" by recent figures 18:59, 11 DEC 2020 Updated Local resident Mary Bickley, 69, pictured in Calverton Road, Redhill. (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post) Subscribe to our weekly email updates about Arnold to stay informed on the biggest local storiesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you pr...

The icy expanses of lake on a guy and carry india the local event agency is hosting a fishing competition there are prizes for catching the smallest the largest and the first fish. and the trade coco name is up for the challenge of more of which though in the middle of winter is a tricky time for the highest. the water is extremely cold and the fish are very lethargic theyre not in the mood to bite my book of who you are where the more hurts but you are the best time is early in the morning and ...

A tricky time for ice fishing the water is extremely cold and the fish are very lethargic theyre not. out in the mood to bite leo where the more hurts but the best time is early in the morning and in the evening post by the hour there you know. but not before the experts have checked that the ice will hold the only way to. preserve the ice is fifty centimeters thick nothings going to happen it only gets dodgy when the ice is seven centimeters. the ice rescue service we dont have much work in win...

My outfit. were celebrating fourth of july today. and were used to celebrating independence day. on a different day, normally, right? its the fourth of july today. but it used to be the second of >> well, its -- >> am i getting that wrong? >> no, no. the continental congress. >> okay. >> declared that independence on july 2nd, 1776. but the document itself, the declaration of independence, bears the date july 4th, 1776. but the thing is, it kind of -- the difference in date doesnt matter. what w...

Across the united states, in squares, on church steps, out loud to the washington troops, and it was that act of affirmation by the american people more generally celebrating themselves into existence in a way that made it real. they had the war to finish as well, but -- >> this was an interesting thing i read about, the pennsylvania evening post, the first to print the declaration of independence, on july 6th. thats not how a lot of colonists found out about independence and you touched on that...