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3/9/10:    1939...New Zealand declares war on Germany Alongside Britain and Australia, New Zealand was one of the first countries to become involved in the global conflict precipitated by Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. In contrast to its entry into the First World War, New Zealand acted in its own right by formally declaring war on Germany on 3 September (unlike Australia, which held that the King's declaration, as in 1914, automatically extended to all his Dominions). Officially, New Zealand's declaration of war was simultaneous with Britain's, as it was held to exist from the expiry of the British government's ultimatum to Germany to withdraw from Poland (9.30 p.m. New Zealand standard time, 11 a.m. British summer time). In fact, ministers and senior officials waited for formal advice of the expiry of the ultimatum, and Britain's declaration of war on Germany, before taking action. It was not until 11.30 p.m. that the acting Prime Minister, Peter Fraser, issued a statement confirming that New Zealand was at war:

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Hearing damage in Toddlers

The following is a crazy quote from an article published on www.nznews.yahoo.com 3/5/10

"Twenty traffic light-style noise monitors, or Safe Sound Indicators, are to be placed in early childhood education centres in Auckland as part of the pilot programme and used to alert children and teachers to their noise levels. The programme follows a survey of 65 kindergartens, playcentres and Kohanga Reo last year which showed 20 percent of children had been affected by a high level of noise, demonstrating behaviours from putting their hands over their ears to being so distressed they cried."

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