William Gilbert Puckey ( New Zealalnd )

William Gilbert Puckey

William is originally from England and he was a prominent missionary from New Zealand. He accompanied his parents to New Zealand at the age of 14 and quickly learnt the Maori language and he was speaking it fluently at the age of 16. William was born in Penryn, England May 5th, 1805. Mr Puckey died on March 27th, 1879 in Kaitaia. He was the first New Zealander to build a Wind powered cart know as a Land yacht. This is his signature on the treaty of Waitangi 

New Zealand Immigrants

Last week I have been reading some sites based on Early English Migration. Down below is the link so can you please try it out.

English Migration Quiz

Whagarei

WHANGAREI

Whangarei is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District.

These are following names a nicknames for Whangarei: Whangas, Dub City, The Rei

Whangarei's Motto’s are : Non Nobis Solum, Love It Here, City of 100 Beaches

The city's population was estimated around 54,00 in June last year up from 47,00 in 2001. The wider Whangarei area had an estimated population around 80,800 in 2011.

New Zealand Soldier Diary

Thursday 5th August 1899 - South Africa, Veldt

4:00am was the wakeup call, making sure we were  always ready for another exhausting day. Food here is four times the price than it is at home. With the loss of 2 toes, I’m unable to walk properly. Sleeping here is impossible, as I try to sleep at the same time we have to worry about being ambushed of killed..

Conditions in South Africa are very harsh, many of our soldiers have been killed or have been injured very badly. My trench foot it getting worse, the pain is gaining and I’m starting to get an infection covering my entire arm.

I hope that the queen is happy, now that I'm serving as a Nz Soldier. One thing I don't really understand is why Richard Sedan sent us here? Everyday I worry about mom, her condition was very bad when I left her at home, hopefully she'll be there when I get back.

Anyways my main concern right now is 12 year old Peter Doyle, he has already lost one  arm and badly injured both of his legs,and is sadly near death. I can’t wait till this is all over.I’ll be able to see all of my family again, eat proper food had have a nice warm shower. That’s one thing that will keep me motivated.