Events In History
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7 July 1924'Tom Watson' wins bronze for New ZealandThe character in the Academy Award-winning film Chariots of fire (1981) was based on Arthur Porritt, who won a bronze medal for New Zealand in the 100 m at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Read more...
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History of the Governor-General
New Zealand has had a governor or (from 1917) a Governor-General since 1840. The work of these men and women has reflected the constitutional and political history of New Zealand in many ways.
- Page 7 - PatriatedLate last century New Zealand governments patriated (indigenised) the
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Main image: Meeting the Queen on HMY Britannia
The Governor General meeting the Queen on board Britannia in 1970
