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Events
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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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26 August 1911
New Zealand Coat of Arms warranted
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23 April 1983
Prince William meets 'buzzy bee'
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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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16 June 1923
Baby-farmer Daniel Cooper hanged
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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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14 August 1891
Women's vote petitions presented to Parliament
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19 August 1853
Wakefield elected to Parliament
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26 September 1907
Joseph Ward proclaims Dominion status
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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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17 January 1853
NZ Constitution Act comes into force
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24 May 1854
Parliament's first sitting in Auckland
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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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23 December 1953
Queen Elizabeth II arrives for summer tour
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1 January 1951
Legislative Council abolished
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William Wakefield
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Isaac Featherston
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Frederick Knox
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Wi Tako
Articles
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Capital 150
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Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee
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War in Wellington
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Wahine disaster
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Political and constitutional timeline
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The Beatles in New Zealand
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Māori and the vote
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Parliament's culture and traditions
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Parliament Buildings
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Viceregal visiting
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Wellington cafe culture
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Royal Visit of 1953-54
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Parliament's people
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The House of Representatives
Community contributions