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Sir Richard Bolt
Air Marshal Sir Richard Bruce Bolt, (16 July 1923 – 27 July 2014) was a bomber pilot in the Second World War and a senior Royal New Zealand Air Force officer in the post-war years. He was Chief of Air Force (New Zealand), Chief of the Air Staff from 1974 to 1976 and Chief of Defence Force (New Zealand), Chief of the Defence Staff from 1976 to 1980, when he retired from the military. Early life and career Born at the Kelvin maternity home in Auckland in 1923, Bolt was educated at Nelson College from 1936 to 1939. His father was the pioneering New Zealand aviator George Bolt. During the Second World War, Bolt served with the Pathfinder (RAF), Pathfinder Force, flying the Avro Lancaster bomber. He captained a Lancaster during Operation Manna, dropping food to the Netherlands in 1945.Tim Donoghue, "Bomber pilot had illustrious career," A Life Story [Obituaries], Saturday, August 9, 2014, The Dominion Post (Wellington), The Dominion Post, page C3. After the War, Bolt held two diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherlands , established_title2 = Act of Abjuration , established_date2 = 26 July 1581 , established_title3 = Peace of Münster , established_date3 = 30 January 1648 , established_title4 = Kingdom established , established_date4 = 16 March 1815 , established_title5 = Liberation Day (Netherlands), Liberation Day , established_date5 = 5 May 1945 , established_title6 = Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom Charter , established_date6 = 15 December 1954 , established_title7 = Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean reorganisation , established_date7 = 10 October 2010 , official_languages = Dutch language, Dutch , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = , languages2_type = Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Webb (New Zealand Army Officer)
Lieutenant General Sir Richard James Holden Webb, (21 December 1919 – 24 January 1990) was a senior commander in the New Zealand Army. He served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the New Zealand Army, from 1970 to 1971, and in New Zealand's most senior military post as Chief of Defence Staff from 1971 until his retirement in 1976. Early life and family Born in Nelson, New Zealand, on 21 December 1919, Webb was the second child of George Robert Holden Webb and Jessie Muriel Webb (née Hair). He was educated at Nelson College from 1930 to 1937, where he was a prefect and a member of the 1st XV rugby team in his final year. In 1950, Webb married Barbara Anne Griffin, and the couple went on to have two children. Webb had two sisters, including Cynthia who married broadcaster Selwyn Toogood. Military career Webb entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia, in 1939 as an officer cadet sponsored by the New Zealand government. On graduati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (french: link=no, Médaille du jubilé d'argent de la reine Elizabeth II) is a commemorative medal created in 1977 to mark the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession in 1952. The medal is physically identical in all realms where it was awarded, save for Canada, where it contained unique elements. As an internationally distributed award, the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal holds a different place in each country's order of precedence for honours. Basis of award and numbers awarded The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal was created by a Royal Warrant from the Queen. Until 1977, the practice for coronation and jubilee medals was for the United Kingdom authorities to decide on a total number of medals to be produced and allocate how many were to be distributed by each Dominion and possession across the British Empire, and later, to each Commonwealth country. From 1977, the award of the medals was at the discreti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1979 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 16 June 1979. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Knight Bachelor * Lewis Edward Harris – of Puketapu. For services to handicapped people and the community. * (Mountford) Tosswill Woollaston – of Motueka. For services to art. Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Companion (CMG) * Lloyd Gilbert Brown – of Wellington. For services to manufacturing and development of energy resources. * James Hunter Gemmell – of Auckland. For services to manufacturing and export. * George Hamish Ormond Wilson – of Wellington. For services as chairman of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust and the board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1973 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 2 June 1973. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Order of the Bath Companion (CB) ;Military division * Major-General Leslie Arthur Pearce – Chief of the General Staff. Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Knight Commander (KCMG) * Professor Albert William Liley – of Auckland. For distinguished services to medicine. * Alister Donald McIntosh – of Wellington. For devoted public service. Companion (CMG) * The Very Reverend Dr Ian Watson Fraser – of Linden. For humanitarian services over a wide field, particularly in respect of refugees. * John Anthony James – of Wellington. For services to neurosurgery. * Professor Neville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 1977 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1976 and the beginning of 1977, and were announced on 31 December 1976. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Knight Bachelor * The Honourable Mr Justice Robin Brunskill Cooke – judge of the Court of Appeal. * Victor Caddy Davies – of New Plymouth. For services to horticulture. * David Norman Perry – of Ōpōtiki. For services to the community and Māori people. Order of the Bath Companion (CB) ;Civil division * Henry George Lang – of Wellington; Secretary to the Treasury since 1969. ;Military division * Air Marshal Richard Bruce Bolt – Chief of Air Staff. Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Knight Commander (KCMG) * The Honourable John Kenneth McAlpine – of Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1959 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 13 June 1959. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) * The Right Honourable Walter Nash – Prime Minister of New Zealand. File:Walter Nash (ca 1940s).jpg, Walter Nash Knight Bachelor * The Honourable Timothy Patrick Cleary – a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand. * Alexander Gillies – of Wellington. For services to orthopaedic surgery. * The Honourable Alfred Kingsley North – a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand. File:Sir Alexander Gillies.jpg, Sir Alexander Gillies Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Companion (CMG) * Robert Alexander Falla – director of the Dominio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand ( mi, Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa), commonly known as Radio NZ or simply RNZ, is a New Zealand public-service radio broadcaster and Crown entity that was established under the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. It operates news and current-affairs network, RNZ National, and a classical-music and jazz network, RNZ Concert, with full government funding from NZ on Air. Since 2014, the organisation's focus has been to transform RNZ from a radio broadcaster to a multimedia outlet, increasing its production of digital content in audio, video, and written forms. The organisation plays a central role in New Zealand public broadcasting. The New Zealand Parliament fully funds its AM network, used in part for the broadcast of parliamentary proceedings. RNZ has a statutory role under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 to act as a "lifeline utility" in emergency situations. It is also responsible for an international service (known as RNZ Pacific); this is broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Cup
The Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club (ARC). It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres (two miles) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. The race was formerly graded as a Group One (G1) event but as from 2022 is a Group 2. It was first contested in 1874. History The first meeting of the Auckland Racing Club was in May 1874. One of the events, run over a distance of miles, was named the Auckland Cup. This race was won by Mr. J Watt's three-year-old Batter. At the Summer Meeting of 1874 the Auckland Cup was run on Boxing Day over a distance of two miles and in subsequent published records of the club this race is shown as being the first official, recognised Auckland Cup contest. This race was won by Templeton who must have been an impressive horse as to inspire Thomas Bracken (composer of 'God Defend New Zealand') to write a requiem of sorts to his fading prowess called Old Templeto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lange
David Russell Lange ( ; 4 August 1942 – 13 August 2005) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 32nd prime minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. Lange was born and brought up in Otahuhu, the son of a medical doctor. He became a lawyer by profession, and represented poor and struggling people in civil rights causes in the rapidly changing Auckland of the 1970s. After serving as legal advisor to the Polynesian Panthers, Lange was first elected to the New Zealand Parliament in the Mangere by-election of 1977. He became a prominent debater within parliament, and soon gained a reputation for cutting wit (sometimes directed against himself) and eloquence. Lange became the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition in 1983, succeeding Bill Rowling. When Prime Minister Robert Muldoon called an election for July 1984 Lange led his party to a landslide victory, becoming, at the age of 41, New Zealand's youngest prime minister of the 20th century. Lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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