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Malta’s Paradise Bay Resort Hotel & Diving School is well-placed for diving action in Cirkewwa in the north of Malta, organising boat-dives from its

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manawatÅ« heritage The Esplanade river walk in 1906. Stories from the early 20th century make for fascinating study for family historians. The Palmerston North Genealogical Society, a branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, is seeing its membership grow at a surprising rate. Its research day in April saw 71 enthusiasts from Manawatū, Wairarapa, Napier, Whanganui, Wellington and other towns crowd into its venue in the Kilwinning Lodge rooms, Church St. They heard talks, asked questions of experienced members and did research from the masses of books, maps, photos, online resou...

Masterton man remembers meeting Prince Philip 67 years ago 14 Apr, 2021 12:56 AM 4 minutes to read Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth came to Masterton in 1954. Photo / Wairarapa Times-Age Wairarapa Times-Age By: Sue Teodoro Retired Masterton businessman and newspaper columnist Rick Long vividly remembers the day he met Prince Philip in Masterton on a hot summer day over 67 years ago. The then-13-year-old Long, now 80, was one of a group of Boy Scouts chosen to stand front and centre to welcome the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh when they spent the day in town on Friday, January 15, 1954. Althou...