Honiara In the 1960s, Pijin became its principal language, and the mother tongue of a generation of young urban adults and children. Through Honiara the language spread and has since become the main language spoken in the islands. Rhys Richards, a New Zealand historian and former New Zealand High Commissioner of Solomon Islands, spent many years in Honiara. In 1979 Honiara was still a relatively small town in terms of population, especially for a capital city, with 18,346 people, of which 10,870 were men, and 7,476 were women. In July 1978, Honiara became the new capital of the independent Solomon Islands.
Vehicle registration plates of the Australian Capital Territory ACT number plate slogan ideas decided by the panel to be voted on are: NGUNNAWAL COUNTRY AUSTRALIA’S MEETING PLACE CBR – AN ACTIVE CITY CBR – CITY OF DIVERSITY CBR – DRIVING THE NATION CBR – GREEN AND CLEAN CBR – BRILLIANT POSSIBILITIES CBR – FOR ALL SEASONS CANBERRA – THE BUSH CAPITAL CBR – AUSTRALIA’S COOL CAPITAL Then the public has to choose one winning existing slogan out of 4 current slogans. CANBERRA - THE NATION'S CAPITAL, CANBERRA-AGE FRIENDLY CITY, FEEL THE POWER OF CANBERRA and the Parliament House logo. The losing 3 slogans will then be phased out