
![]() 1901 Penny Universal Did you know that postmaster-General (and later Prime Minister) Joseph Ward had a plan to place New Zealand in the forefront of civilised countries in the world, by reducing postage charges for letters to one penny from New Zealand to almost any country in the world - Australia, the United States, France and Germany were among those countries who would not accept such letters, fearful of having to reduce their own postal charges to match? Read more ... ![]() 1997 Centenary of Pigeon Post Did you know that pigeon Post services were run by two independent companies operating from Great Barrier Island to Auckland and back again - the first regular airmail service in the world? Read more ... ![]() 1913 Auckland Exhibition Did you know that encouraged by the success of the Christchurch Exhibition seven years earlier, the 'Auckland Industrial, Agricultural and Mining Exhibition' was held between the 1st of December 1913 and the 18th of April 1914? Read more ... | |||||||||||||