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Monthly Archives: December 2012

Great Kiwi First Christmas
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December 21, 2012 by astraltravels

It seems that Great Kiwi Firsts is doing pretty well. Every store I’ve been into recently has been down to …
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Category: First up, Thank you, Uncategorized | Tags: 'the little things', Alan MacDiarmid, Christmas, Christmas meals, Christmas pie, family, First Christmas, gannet, Great, Great Kiwi Firsts, Nobel Prize Winners
Controversy
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December 18, 2012 by astraltravels

It’s a headline that would grab any editor’s attention: ‘Kiwi accused of culling dictionary entries’ And, indeed, it did: ‘Editorial …
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Category: First up | Tags: cassette tape, criticism, Editor, firsts, Great Kiwi Firsts, JRR Tolkein, lexicon, library, Manufactroversy, New Zealand, Oxford English Dictionary, Robert Burchfield, sexting, The Fellowship of the Ring, words, Writing
The First Dog to Drive a Car!
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December 11, 2012 by astraltravels

Bow Wow Wow! I wish I’d been able to put this in the book. Maybe in the reprint! There’s already …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: car, dog trials, dogs, Driving dogs, first cars, Great Kiwi Firsts, New Zealand, oddball
On the Cover: Jean Batten
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December 10, 2012 by astraltravels

Ever wonder how far exactly it is to fly from England to New Zealand? Ever look at the pilots in …
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Category: First up | Tags: adventure, airplanes, Great Kiwi Firsts, History, innovation, Jean Batten, London, New Zealand, world records
Blurb
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December 2, 2012 by astraltravels

“Our fern may be silver but we Kiwis love to take that gold medal spot. First to give women the …
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