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McNeil was born on 19 March 1942 [2] in Wellington to parents Neil and Jean McNeil, and his childhood was spent in Saint Bathans, Ōkato, Waipukurau, and Hāwera.After leaving school, he first worked for the Taranaki Daily News in New Plymouth, but because of rugby commitments, left to work in a dairy factory for a year.
The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. [ 4 ] It has the largest newspaper circulation in New Zealand, peaking at over 200,000 copies in 2006, although circulation of the daily Herald had declined to ...
He was the chief photographer of The New Zealand Herald and The Weekly News between 1940 and 1968. [1] He worked for a total of 44 years for the Herald. [2] Beattie is prominently remembered for his photographs which captured many aspects of New Zealand's social history in the twentieth century.
New Plymouth 18 May 1957 Became trapped in a burning basement and an attempted rescue was unsuccessful [6] Senior Foreman William Griffen Gisborne 12 October 1955 Collapsed while en route to a fire call [6] Fireman Leslie Newman Manaia 4 October 1955 Killed when the appliance left the road and rolled while being taken on a routine run [6] Fireman
The first time this happened was in 1855 when the 1st New Zealand Parliament was dissolved after its third session on 15 September 1855, with Alfred Christopher Picard dying two days later. [3] Job Vile, who had represented the Manawatu electorate during the 15th New Zealand Parliament, died on 6 December 1905.
Regal and vice-regal Government Other party leaders in parliament Judiciary Main centre leaders Regal and vice-regal Head of State – Charles III Governor-General – Dame Cindy Kiro Charles III Cindy Kiro Government Legislature term: 53rd New Zealand Parliament until 8 September, then 54th New Zealand Parliament from 5 December. The Sixth Labour Government, elected in 2017 and 2020, then the ...
New Zealand switched to the mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation electoral system in 1993. Roger Douglas established the ACT New Zealand party, and was joined by Prebble. Initially he did not take an active role in the party and, though frequently invited to speak at ACT functions, he stated in July 1995 that he had no intention of ...
Reid was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, as was his mother; [1] his father grew up in New Zealand, the son of Scottish immigrants. [2] Reid was the founding editor of Passages magazine. [3] He then worked as a journalist with The New Zealand Herald for seventeen years before leaving to become a freelance writer [4] in 2004. [5]