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CPIT Library closed for Labour Day
Whenever Labour Day comes around I like to think of babies, hot towels and anxious fathers pacing the floor. ..but No! Labour Day as a public holiday, has a very different history. Labour Day is the...
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Armistice Day
Information supplied by Jonathon Moake, CPIT LIbrary. The 11th November is Armistice Day which is the equivalent of ANZAC day in the UK & Canada. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the...
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Christmas Crackers
Well it is almost here, hopefully you have finished all your shopping, and can sit back and relax.Catch up on some recent New Zealand fiction , or be inspired to cook something, or reclaim a craft,...
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Labouring on
This coming Monday (28th October) is Labour Day. Since 1900, Labour Day has been a public holiday in New Zealand, commemorating the struggle for the 8-hour working day and other worker’s rights. If...
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St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicareeder/7113370835/sizes/m/ It is sometimes said in Ireland, that God created alcohol to stop the Irish taking over the world. Though I’m not sure how much...
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School Holidays
It’s the school holidays. I can tell. There’s less traffic in the morning, the malls are mad, and there are more kids in the library. I found an interesting article from a British newspaper, saying...
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