Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg now resides in Wigram after boundary change

Those voters come from a large area that includes Prebbleton and Templeton. This means that two-term Selwyn MP,…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/51045/

Here are a few quick edits of my favourite shots of the HER01 landing at Wigram today! 😍

More photos here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/aligorith/albums/72177720323926365/

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_The Evening Post_, 14 September 1923:
AIR DEFENCE
NEW ZEALAND’S POLICY
NUCLEUS OF FORCE CREATED
INTENTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
New Zealand now possesses the nucleus of an air force, and as time goes on it is hoped that the force will be placed on a proper footing and take a leading part in the Dominion’s system of defence. To that end developments in other countries are being closely watched…. Recently, the formation of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force and New Zealand Air Force (Territorial), as part of the New Zealand Defence Forces, was gazetted. At present no definite organisation and establishments have been laid down, with the exception of that at "Wigram" Aerodrome, Sockburn, which, having recently been taken over by the Defence Department, is to constitute a training depot. For that purpose it has been staffed with a small permanent staff of two officers and six other ranks.
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… In the event of a seaplane base being established, however, permanent officers would be stationed there quite independently of the officers located at the Sockburn aerodrome.…
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19230914.2.88

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