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First European settlers arrive in Wellington

1840 First European settlers arrive in Wellington

The New Zealand Company's first settler ship, the Aurora, arrived at Petone, marking the founding of the settlement that would become Wellington more...

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British and Irish immigration 1840-1914Summary - British and Irish immigrationA separate Crown colony - taming the frontierThe Port Nicholson purchaseEdward Gibbon Wakefield

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Bookies banned from NZ racecourses

30 January 1911 Bookies banned from NZ racecourses

NZ’s first regular airmail service begins

31 January 1921 NZ’s first regular airmail service begins

Trevor Chappell bowls underarm

1 February 1981 Trevor Chappell bowls underarm

‘The greatest middle distance race of all time’

2 February 1974 ‘The greatest middle distance race of all time’

Hawke's Bay earthquake strikes

3 February 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake strikes

First woman to swim Cook Strait

4 February 1975 First woman to swim Cook Strait

First controlled powered flight in New Zealand

5 February 1911 First controlled powered flight in New Zealand

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