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26 April
1943 NZ ship torpedoed in Tasman
The Union Steam Ship Company freighter Limerick was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine off the New South Wales coast. Two of its crew were lost. more...
2005 Civil unions come into effect
Couples − heterosexual or homosexual − were now able to register their relationship as a civil union. All couples in New Zealand, whether married, in a civil union, or in a de facto partnership now had equal rights and obligations. more...
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- Civil Union (Department of Internal Affairs)
- Civil Unions Act (Legislation online)
- Gay activism and law reform (Te Ara)
1945 Death of John Mulgan
At the time of his suicide in Cairo many New Zealanders knew little of the Christchurch-born author of Man alone.
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External links
- John Mulgan (NZ Book Council)
- John Mulgan (DNZB)
- A Good Mail: Letters of John Mulgan (NZ Listener)
- Peter Whiteford speaks about John Mulgan (RNZ)
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