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1909, Amy Bock sentenced in Dunedin Supreme Court
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7 May
7 May
1846
Devastating landslide at Lake Taupō
A devastating landslide obliterated the Ngāti Tūwharetoa village of Te Rapa on the south-west shore of Lake Taupō.
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1856
Henry Sewell becomes the country’s first premier
Sewell held the position for just 14 days before being replaced by his provincialist rival William Fox, whose ministry lasted just over a week.
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1888
Anti-Chinese hysteria in Dunedin
A meeting in Dunedin presided over by the mayor unanimously called for a ban on further Chinese immigrants.
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This Week in History
27 May
1909
Amy Bock sentenced in Dunedin Supreme Court
28 May
1920
Fingerprints help convict murderer
29 May
1905
World’s first state-run maternity hospital opens
30 May
1901
New Zealand turns down federation with Australia
31 May
1916
HMS
New Zealand
fights at Jutland
1 June
1960
New Zealand's first official TV broadcast
2 June
1917
New Zealand steamer captured by the
Wolf