Follow-up 1.3: New Zealand Has it Right!
A list of links on sanctioned knitting! Many thanks to the multiple readers who sent these in over the last year or so:
- NZ kniting Parliament info:
- Here’s the link to the standing order: http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/about-parliament/how-parliament-works/ppnz/00HOOOCPPNZ_111/chapter-11-the-chamber-buildings-and-grounds#footnote_29
- News article about Judith Tizard who did knit while shepherding a bill through the chamber which resulted in the rule change:http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3005909
- AP story about it: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.crafts.textiles.yarn/Y6VsZoM3XRU
- Interview (6 years later) with Judith Tizard about the incident: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0806/S00186/kiwifm-wammo-talks-to-tizard-about-knitting.htm (click on Kiwi FM audio)
- [She said she was in the middle of a lace row when called to the Chair. FYI Bill English who is mentioned was the Leader of the Opposition (National) of the time so having him come down to the House at that time of night would have been very unusual]
- Funny old story, exPM (National) and her husband knitting: http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/5271181/Ex-PM-out-to-stitch-up-the-town
- Lovely image of the ‘Ladies Gallery’ in Parliament: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/40518/knitting-in-the-ladies-gallery-at-parliament-1880
In case you need these…
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