The interior of the Beehive, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, with tapestries by Guy Ngan in the foreground photographed during the opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II (standing on the landing with Prime Minister Robert Muldoon), 28 February 1977.
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RELATED TO OPENING OF THE BEEHIVE IN WELLINGTON, 1977
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9 June 1909
Public Trust Office building opens
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16 October 1914
Main Body of NZEF sails to war
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5 November 1913
Battle of Featherston Street
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2 February 1939
Welfare plan gets baptism of fire
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11 April 1869
New Zealand's first royal visit
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2 September 1979
Ivan Mauger wins a record sixth world speedway title in Katowice, Poland
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2 September 1972
New Zealand’s rowing eight win gold in Munich
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26 August 1911
New Zealand Coat of Arms warranted
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7 November 1970
Aoraki/Mt Cook face conquered by hippies
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11 December 1907
Parliament's library escapes great fire
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27 August 1904
Foundation stone for Victoria’s first building laid
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17 July 1939
Death of Paddy the Wanderer
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30 January 1954
Queen farewells New Zealand
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12 January 1954
Queen Elizabeth II opens NZ Parliament
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26 July 1865
Parliament moves to Wellington
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24 August 1878
Wellington steam-tram service opened
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24 September 1905
Race killing in Haining St, Wellington
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16 June 1923
Baby-farmer Daniel Cooper hanged
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30 July 1979
Carless days introduced
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22 January 1840
First European settlers arrive in Wellington
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23 January 1855
Massive earthquake hits Wellington region
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26 February 1844
'Pistols at dawn': deadly duel in Wellington
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15 February 1978
New Zealand beats England in a cricket test for the first time
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8 November 1939
NZ Centennial Exhibition opens
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3 April 1943
'Battle of Manners Street'
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2 May 1964
NZ's last electric tram trip
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22 May 1884
First NZ Rugby team in action
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23 December 1953
Queen Elizabeth II arrives for summer tour
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