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A surfer on the Pakiri coast is dwarfed by McCallum Bros sand mining vessel which is at the centre of mulitple claims of ecological damage and consent breaches. Photo/ Doug Moores
A surfer on the Pakiri coast is dwarfed by McCallum Bros sand mining vessel which is at the centre of mulitple claims of ecological damage and consent breaches. Photo/ Doug Moores Locals, iwi and elected officials are furious that a company heading a sand mining operation off the Pakiri coastline, which gouged almost 3-metre deep trenches in the sea floor and allegedly committed multiple resource consent
Ben Kepes: The lonely slog of modern warfare in the boardroom trenches
1 Apr, 2021 10:00 PM
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Ben Kepes writes that boardroom work can feel a bit like less deadly version of life in the trenches. Photo / Getty Images
Ben Kepes writes that boardroom work can feel a bit like less deadly version of life in the trenches. Photo / Getty Images
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I grew up hearing stories of my heroic cousins in Israel who, due to the parlous state of their nation, had to serve in the army from the tender age of 18. As a young, impressionable lad who had seen more than his fair share of army movies, I was all excited about the action and that was the main lens through which I saw their military lives.
Banjo handcrafted by Rat of Tobruk reveals realities of life on WWII battlefield
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Tucked away in a treasure trove of military artefacts in an Australian museum lies a handmade musical instrument.
Australian World War II soldier Walter John Jack Darnley fashioned together the banjo-like instrument from bits and bobs he gathered while enduring life as a Rat of Tobruk in the trenches of northern Africa in 1941.
A toothbrush, discarded wood, an old drum and a dixie tin formed the bulk of the banjo s parts.
Jack Darnley s handmade banjo-like instrument is known as the Darnley Dixaline.