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1901

Skippers Bridge opened
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1865

Missionary Carl Völkner killed at Ōpotiki
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1960

Barry Crump's novel A good keen man published
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1855

Legendary sheep rustler James Mackenzie caught
5

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1830

Outbreak of the Girls' War at Kororāreka
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1947

Debut performance of NZ Symphony Orchestra
7

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1842

First official execution in NZ
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1988

Cyclone Bola strikes
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1929

First 'talkie' draws huge crowds in Wellington
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1890

Sutherland Falls climbed
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1956

Death of Opo the friendly dolphin
10

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1869

New Zealand Cross created
10

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1995

Auckland Warriors debut
11

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1845

The fall of Kororāreka
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1864

Arthur's Pass 'discovered'
13

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1956

NZ's first test cricket victory
14

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1980

Split Enz hit no.1 with 'I got you'
15

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1844

New Zealand Company ends colonising efforts
15

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1944

NZ forces capture Castle Hill at Cassino
16

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1940

Jockey Y-fronts hit NZ shops
16

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1999

NZHistory website launched
17

Mar

1860

First Taranaki War erupts at Waitara
17

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1905

Only surviving Maungatautari Bank cheque issued
18

Mar

1941

NZ troops arrive in Greece
19

Mar

1839

Honey bees brought to NZ
19

Mar

1946

Jayforce lands in Japan
20

Mar

1834

NZ's first flag chosen
21

Mar

2003

Race Relations Day celebrated for first time
22

Mar

1994

Kiwis win Oscars for 'The piano'
23

Mar

1848

The John Wickliffe anchors at Port Chalmers
24

Mar

1770

Ngāti Kahu kidnap victim dies at sea on French ship
25

Mar

1847

Wakefield and Featherston duel
25

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1940

John A. Lee expelled from Labour Party
26

Mar

1896

Brunner mine disaster kills 65
27

Mar

1883

The 'Sallies' come to New Zealand
27

Mar

1984

Trades Hall bombing
28

Mar

1955

NZ cricketers skittled for 26
28

Mar

1983

Signing of CER agreement strengthens trans-Tasman trade ties
29

Mar

1942

Nazi sabotage hoax
29

Mar

1959

Evangelist Billy Graham arrives for 11-day crusade
30

Mar

1940

Funeral procession for Labour PM Savage
30

Mar

2004

Historian Michael King dies
31

Mar

1864

Rewi's last stand?
31

Mar

1910

Hocken Library opened at the Otago Museum
31

Mar

1967

Fred Ladd flies under Auckland Harbour Bridge

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