Today in New Zealand History - Hardback - 304 pages - 210 x 280mm - Publication date: 01 Oct 2017 - Publisher Exisle Publishing - If unavailable, put it on backorder. Send an email to info@madonc.com From Introduction - ... Dates matter, and they are often a starting point for our engagement with history. For most New Zealanders, days like 6 February or 25 April are laden with significance. They are recognised as markers of important moments in our past; they inspire pride, connection, reflection, or perhaps controversy. Some dates hold a sombre or sinister place in the nation’s collective memory: 22 February (the second Canterbury earthquake), 12 October (Passchendaele) or 24 December (Tangiwai). Others highlight more uplifting moments, like Rutherford’s Nobel Prize (10 December 1908), Hillary’s ascent of Everest (29 May 1953) or New Zealand’s golden hour at the Rome Olympics (2 September 1960).... Author: Neill Atkinson , David Green , Gareth Phipps , Steve Watters ISBN10 1775593002 ISBN13 9781775593003