Regarded as one of the most colourful figures of the 20th century, Count Graf Felix von Luckner had a close connection with New Zealand. At 13, von Luckner, from a noble German family, ran away from home and signed up as a cabin boy on a Russian sailing ship bound for Australia. He had a…
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Count von Luckner, German Pirate in New Zealand
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Categories: Stories Tags: Curated stories, NZ themes
Lancaster Bomber Legend of the Air
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The Spitfire fighter is the symbol of the 1940 Battle of Britain – the image of fearless fighter aces flashing about the sky in a last ditch effort to keep the enemy out of England will endure, but the key frontline weapon in the war in Europe was a much more ponderous craft – the…
John Hart Crime Novelist 2011 Interview
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Alex Staines interviewed John Hart crime novelist, a native of Rowan County, North Carolina, when he visited these shores to judge the 2011 Ngaio Marsh Award for the best New Zealand crime novel. The interview took place just before Iron House came out. John Hart has drawn to the head of the crime-writing pack with…
Categories: Stories Tags: Interviews