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The Waikato Times started out as the tri-weekly Waikato Times and Thames Valley Gazette, first published by George Jones [4] on 2 May 1872 in Ngāruawāhia but moved to Hamilton in 1875. [5] It was then managed by Messrs Langbridge, Silver, E. M. Edgecumbe, George Edgecumbe and J. S. Bond, who ran a book and stationery shop and changed the ...
[1] [2] However the Wairarapa News began again six years after the fire on 30 October 1878. This paper merged with the Wairarapa Free Press on 11 September 1878 to form the Wairarapa Daily which became the Wairarapa Daily Times in 1892. [3] The Wairarapa Star was formed in 1881 and changed to the Wairarapa Age in 1902. [4]
27 May 1914, Whangamarino, Waikato – A Wellington to Auckland express train rear-ended a northbound freight train after it passed a faulty semaphore signal that incorrectly displayed clear instead of danger; three dead (including the Mayor of Lower Hutt Orton Stevens), and five seriously injured. [127] [128] [109]
American obituary for WWI death Traditional street obituary notes in Bulgaria. An obituary (obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. [1] Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [2]
Another person later died from their injuries, resulting in a death toll of 15. [1] The remaining 21 injured were taken to Whangarei Hospital by 3:30 pm. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] Following the accident, the Queen sent a message of condolence to Prime Minister Keith Holyoake , asking him to "convey [Prince Philip and I's] sympathy to the injured and the next ...
Ian Hugh Witten (4 March 1947 – 5 May 2023) was a computer scientist at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He was a Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Electrical Engineers .
Tūheitia was known for his bright and exuberant personality, and was described as a “a bit of a character” by the Waikato Times. [54] He co-founded the Huntly-based Taniwharau Culture Group, a kapa haka, and regularly participated. [54] Tūheitia suffered from poor health throughout much of his reign.
Waikato District is a territorial authority of New Zealand, in the northern part of Waikato region, North Island. Waikato District is administered by the Waikato District Council , with headquarters in Ngāruawāhia .