Culture

2019 Spon Awards Celebrate Best of the Year, Decade

The 2010s were celebrated and farewelled in this year's Spon Awards, held in Havilland this evening. Across a variety of categories, the best of both 2019 and the 2010s as a whole were feted in the ceremony, which marked its thirteenth occurrence this year. »

Tuesday, 31 December 2019

74th Year of the Atomic Calendar Opens to Music and Nuclear Explosions

The stroke of midnight brought the crash of drums and the traditional first nuclear explosion of a celebration that has marked the Atomic new year since the Atomic calendar's formal adoption on July 16, 2013 (1 Trinity 68). »

Tuesday, 16 July 2019

Victors named in ’15 Spon Awards

The annual tradition of the Spon Awards has continued this year with the ninth annual hosting of the ceremony that predates Sirocco itself. »

Sunday, 27 December 2015

Fanfare heralds advent of year 70

A new decade has dawned in the Atomic calendar today, with Sirocco's biggest new year party yet welcoming the Seventies. »

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Controversy over Spon Award rulings

Controversy has erupted in the MicroWiki community following the judging of the Seventh Spon Awards, with many voicing their disagreement with the decisions made. »

Sunday, 22 December 2013

Seventh Spon Awards winners announced

Sirocco's annual awards ceremony was held today with the nation's oldest tradition celebrating its seventh occurrence. »

Saturday, 21 December 2013

NCC begins major expansion

The National Centre of Computing has announced it will be undertaking a major expansion, increasing the size and scope of its exhibitions at a cost of over §230 (NZ$368). »

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Atomic calendar adopted on eve of new year

Under the terms of the Atomic Calendar Act 2013, from tomorrow the Atomic calendar will have official status within Sirocco. »

Monday, 15 July 2013

Seeburg radio station receives Siroccan donation

Rathlyn, HB, Jun 14 – The government has this afternoon donated a sum of money to an Internet radio station specialising in instrumental music. The popular Seeburg1000.com radio station, which specialises in instrumental music produced by the Seeburg Corporation in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and »

Friday, 14 June 2013

Atomic calendar introduced in Sirocco

Alston, NCD, Dec 19 – A calendar honouring the Atomic Age has today been introduced in Sirocco for a trial run to see if it is feasible to run a dual-calendar system. The Atomic Calendar officially began on 16 July 1945, the date of the Trinity atomic test in Nevada, USA, with years being »

Wednesday, 19 December 2012