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1Apr1965TEAL becomes Air New Zealand
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1Apr1974Accident Compensation Corporation comes into operation
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1Apr1978Thermal insulation required in NZ homes
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1Apr1981New Zealand Film Archive launched
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1Apr1987State-owned enterprises are born
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2Apr1915Anzac soldiers riot in Cairo's Wazzir brothel district
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2Apr1916Arrest of Rua Kēnana
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3Apr1943'Battle of Manners Street'
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4Apr2001Silvia Cartwright becomes governor-general
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5Apr1871NZ's first overseas diplomatic post created
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5Apr1932Death of Phar Lap
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6Apr1864Pai Mārire ambush in Taranaki
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6Apr1919NZ (Māori) Pioneer Battalion returns from war
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7Apr1856First state secondary school opens in Nelson
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8Apr1873Julius Vogel becomes Premier
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9Apr1932Unemployed disturbances in Dunedin
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10Apr1968Sinking of the Wahine
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10Apr1973Labour government cancels Springbok rugby tour
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11Apr1869New Zealand's first Royal visit
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11Apr1919Soldiers' votes derail prohibition campaign
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12Apr1902Train accident in South Africa kills 16 NZ soldiers
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12Apr1913HMS New Zealand begins tour of NZ
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13Apr1896NCW formed in Christchurch
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14Apr1932Unemployed riots rock Queen Street
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15Apr1868First Māori MPs elected to Parliament
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15Apr1885First sod dug for North Island main trunk
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15Apr2008Mangatepopo canyoning disaster
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16Apr1892NZ Rugby Union founded
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16Apr1912News of Titanic sinking reaches NZ
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16Apr1973Arthur Allan Thomas convicted of Crewe murders for a second time
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17Apr1880First inter-city brass band contest
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18Apr1847Gilfillan killings near Whanganui
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19Apr1884Royal honour awarded to NZ woman for first time
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19Apr1893Liberals 'burst up' Cheviot Estate
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20Apr1958Mormon temple opens in Hamilton
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20Apr1981Allison Roe wins Boston marathon
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21Apr1961First Golden Shears competition
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21Apr1967Dave McKenzie wins the Boston Marathon
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22Apr1936Rātana and Labour seal alliance
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23Apr1979Blair Peach killed in London
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23Apr1983Prince William meets 'buzzy bee'
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24Apr1922New Zealand's first poppy day
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24Apr1941Sinking of the Hellas
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24Apr1951First NZer killed in battle in Korean War
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25Apr1915NZ troops land at Gallipoli
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25Apr1963NZ medics start work in South Vietnam
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26Apr1943NZ ship torpedoed in Tasman
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26Apr1945Death of John Mulgan
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26Apr2005Civil unions come into effect
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27Apr1806Moehanga becomes first Māori to visit England
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27Apr1893Death of Premier John Ballance
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28Apr1888First British rugby team to play in NZ
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28Apr1941Jack Hinton wins the Victoria Cross
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29Apr1864Assault on Gate Pā
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29Apr1881131 perish in worst civilian shipwreck in NZ waters
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29Apr1952ANZUS treaty comes into force
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30Apr1864Pai Mārire defeated at Sentry Hill, Taranaki
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30Apr1865Ex-Governor FitzRoy commits suicide
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30Apr1917William Sanders wins New Zealand's only VC in a naval action