Flavour of New Zealand

01-Jan-1970
Television broadcaster Brian Edwards, on the programme Gallery, interviewed opposing parties in a Post Office dispute, and effected a settlement. ²

19-Jan-1970
The body of Welsh-born Tasmanian hitchhiker Jennifer Mary Beard was found near the Haast River Bridge. No one has ever been charged. ³

24-Feb-1970
Four men died when a section of the Kaimai rail tunnel collapsed during contruction. Eleven men were trapped in the cave-in and two rescue shafts were bored. ³

02-Jun-1970
Bruce McLaren was killed while driving a racing car at Goodwood, England. McLaren had been runner-up in the 1961 world championship and came third in 1962. ³

22-Jun-1970
A baby was discovered in a blood-stained Pukekawa farmhouse but her parents were missing. Jeanette and Harvey Crewe's bodies were found and Arthur Allan Thomas was convicted of their murder. ³

20-Aug-1970
The last DC-3 passenger flight was made, after 23 years service with NAC. The DC-3s were replaced by Fokker Friendships. ²

13-Nov-1970
Labour member for Southern Maori Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan had a daughter and became the first MP to give birth while in office. ³

20-Dec-1970
An intense storm lasting 12 hours lashed the Hutt Valley and Wellington. One life was lost and flood damage to the value of $30 million was caused. ²