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- 1950 Death of Sir Āpirana Ngata
- 1951 Legislative Council abolished
- 1951 Disastrous centennial yacht race begins
- 1951 Troops deployed in waterfront dispute
- 1951 First NZer killed in battle in Korean War
- 1951 Troop ship Wahine wrecked en route to Korean War
- 1951 Belmont viaduct blown up
- 1952 ANZUS treaty comes into force
- 1952 Yvette Williams leaps for gold at Helsinki
- 1953 Godfrey Bowen sets world sheep-shearing record
- 1953 Hillary and Tenzing conquer Everest
- 1953 Queen Elizabeth II arrives for summer tour
- 1953 Tangiwai railway disaster
- 1954 Queen Elizabeth II opens NZ Parliament
- 1954 Queen farewells New Zealand
- 1954 Yvette Williams sets world long jump record
- 1954 Parker-Hulme murder in Christchurch
- 1954 'Heavenly Creatures' found guilty of murder
- 1954 NZ signs Manila Pact
- 1954 Mazengarb report released
- 1954 NZ Opera Group's first opening night
- 1955 NZ cricketers skittled for 26
- 1955 RNZAF's first combat strike since Second World War
- 1955 20-year old hanged for murder
- 1956 Death of Opo the friendly dolphin
- 1956 NZ's first test cricket victory
- 1957 Scott Base opened in Antarctica
- 1957 New Zealand's last hanging
- 1957 Morris Yock trademarks the jandal
- 1958 Hillary leads NZ party to South Pole
- 1958 Mormon temple opens in Hamilton
- 1958 Auckland pedestrians begin 'Barnes Dance'
- 1958 First open-heart surgery in NZ
- 1959 Evangelist Billy Graham arrives for 11-day crusade
- 1959 Auckland harbour bridge opened
- 1959 Chinese gooseberry becomes kiwifruit
- 1959 Fifteen die in mysterious shipwreck