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JM White On this day we remember those men who died young and now lie in another land And those who returned when this country had not yet been sold by the hidden hand And men who in '51 found they must fight once again for their share of
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Tarquinius Anzac Day is a time to reflect and remember. Although sometimes referred to as a time to celebrate, there should be no celebration of war, not even for the victors. Many a valiant word has been said to boost morale and spur men into action. “The object of war
Today, RNZ and both TV news channels lean well to the left, NZME and Stuff have both been captured by a radical interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, and the Otago Daily Times won’t touch a cartoonist like Garrick Tremain. Don Brash Conservative views are less and less welcome
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By Cameron Slater ( *republished) I made this video some time ago for Skippy, my father-in-law. Some of the photos in the video were taken by him at Nui Dat. He was an Aussie serving with the NZ Army…he trained at Puckapunyal, Canungra and Singleton…many of the
Wyn Fountain served as a Welfare Officer in the Middle East and Europe and was away for over four years. Later he ran a very successful business in New Zealand and, with wife Shirley, grew a great family. At 90 years old (in this clip) he brought history alive.
