Monthly Archives: August 2013

Today in History – 21st August 1958 – Auckland pedestrians begin ‘Barnes Dance’

Posted on Wednesday, 21 August, 2013 by Roger Bennett

1958 Auckland pedestrians begin ‘Barnes Dance’ Auckland became the first city in New Zealand to introduce the ‘Barnes Dance’ street-crossing system, which stopped all traffic and allowed pedestrians to cross intersections in every direction at the same time. The system … Continue reading →

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What next L&P

Posted on Monday, 19 August, 2013 by Roger Bennett

L&P is a soft drink which is world famous in New Zealand  https://www.facebook.com/LemonAndPaeroa

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Today in History – 14 August 1891 Women’s vote petitions presented to Parliament

Posted on Wednesday, 14 August, 2013 by Roger Bennett

1891 Women’s vote petitions presented to Parliament Organised by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), these petitions were signed by a total of 9000 women. They contributed to the introduction of a Female Suffrage Bill, which received majority support in … Continue reading →

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Friday funny

Posted on Friday, 9 August, 2013 by Roger Bennett
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Happy World Cat Day

Posted on Thursday, 8 August, 2013 by Roger Bennett

Happy World Cat-Day 2013

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Twitter Information requests – None from NZ

Posted on Friday, 2 August, 2013 by Roger Bennett

    Good to see the NZ Government is not on this list yet and great to see how open twitter is to information requests https://transparency.twitter.com/

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Friday Funny –

Posted on Friday, 2 August, 2013 by Roger Bennett
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