http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest History headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:31 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=500832 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10632705&ref=rss The man who turned the Auckland War Memorial Museum from an underfunded and run-down facility into a well-endowed museum of international standing says he would, if asked, return to help it through a "settling down" period.Dr... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10632704&ref=rss Retired watchmaker David Smith thought his offer of antique tools and a collection of 300 musical wind instruments to Auckland War Memorial Museum would ensure they would be safe and available for public display for future generations.However,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10632686&ref=rss RIGA - The grizzled old men turned out in their hundreds despite the snow.Nearly all of them were in their late 80s and many hobbled on walking sticks.Watched by more than 1000 blue-uniformed riot police, they brandished red-and-white... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10632405&ref=rss "Of all the constituents of the human body, bone is the hardest, the driest, the earthiest, and the oldest; and excepting only the teeth, it is devoid of sensation ... for in the fabric of the human body, bones perform the same function... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10632399&ref=rss A Canadian who ruffled Kiwi feathers in her capacity as director of the Auckland museum has resigned.The Auckland Museum Trust Board said, in a statement released today, "that by mutual agreement, Dr Vanda Vitali has resigned... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:55:18 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10632289&ref=rss Russia's Army mounted a massive invasion of Georgia yesterday, its planes bombed the capital Tbilisi, and President Mikheil Saakashvili was assassinated.None of this actually happened, but it was the scenario that played out in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10632223&ref=rss BELFAST - Given it will stretch to several million words, Lord Saville's report on Bloody Sunday is bound to contain surprises when it is finally published.The document will be handed to Shaun Woodward, Britain's Northern Ireland... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10632090&ref=rss The iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a US$4 million ($5.7 million) renovation. Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands of the statue.It has also... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10632054&ref=rss From the outset, there was no way the venture could fail.After all, it combined the United States' eternal love of lists with the country's most celebrated criminals and the organisation that likes to think of itself as the world's... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10631445&ref=rss The place where the body of Pol Pot, the former Khmer Rouge leader, was unceremoniously burned in a pile of rubbish is set to be the latest location from Cambodia's dark recent history to be transformed into a tourist spot.In... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10631443&ref=rss JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela's ex-wife has bitterly criticised the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon as having "let us down," prompting outrage in South Africa.Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said she could not forgive him for accepting... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10631440&ref=rss A historic North Shore Army building with sweeping views over the Hauraki Gulf is to be opened as a restaurant.The Department of Conservation plans to lease a World War II era officers' mess hall - which is empty apart from occasional... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10631223&ref=rss The last piece of devolution to Northern Ireland was slotted into place in Belfast yesterday in a move hailed by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as, "the final end to decades of strife".The approval for the transfer of policing... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/history/news/article.cfm?c_id=500832&objectid=10631208&ref=rss A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks - some of them unusually well-preserved - have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany.The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200