Browse by
- 1970 Anti-Vietnam War protesters greet US Vice President
- 1970 'Cheryl Moana Marie' hits no. 1
- 1970 Motor racing driver Bruce McLaren killed
- 1970 Aoraki/Mt Cook face conquered by hippies
- 1971 Anti-Vietnam War protests in Queen Street, Auckland
- 1971 Deadline for Vietnam pull-out announced
- 1971 End of the line for steam railways
- 1971 Full steam ahead for Kingston Flyer
- 1972 New Zealand’s rowing eight win gold in Munich
- 1972 Death of poet James K. Baxter
- 1973 Labour government cancels Springbok rugby tour
- 1973 Arthur Allan Thomas convicted of Crewe murders for a second time
- 1973 World Court condemns French nuclear tests
- 1973 HMNZS Otago sails for Mururoa test zone
- 1973 DPB legislation introduced
- 1974 First day of competition at the Christchurch Commonwealth Games
- 1974 'The greatest middle distance race of all time'
- 1974 Accident Compensation Corporation comes into operation
- 1974 Death of Norman Kirk
- 1974 William Sutch charged with spying
- 1974 'Summer time' reintroduced on trial basis
- 1975 First woman to swim Cook Strait
- 1975 Mona Blades vanishes
- 1975 Mark Williams hits no. 1
- 1975 John Walker breaks world mile record
- 1975 Waitangi Tribunal created
- 1975 Whina Cooper leads land march to Parliament
- 1976 McDonald's arrives in NZ
- 1976 John Walker wins gold in Montreal
- 1976 Wanganui Computer legislation enacted
- 1976 Lyttelton–Wellington ferry service ends
- 1977 Occupation of Bastion Point begins
- 1978 New Zealand beats England in a cricket test for the first time
- 1978 Thermal insulation required in NZ homes
- 1978 Bastion Point protesters evicted
- 1978 Andy Haden dives to save rugby test
- 1979 Blair Peach killed in London
- 1979 Carless days introduced
- 1979 Ivan Mauger wins a record sixth world speedway title in Katowice, Poland
- 1979 'Mr Asia' found murdered
- 1979 257 killed in Mt Erebus disaster