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    David Lange

    Seven years and one stomach-stapling operation after entering Parliament in 1977, David Lange became PM at the age of 41.

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'Battle of Manners Street'

1943 'Battle of Manners Street'

The most famous of several wartime skirmishes between New Zealanders and American servicemen, the Battle of Manners Street saw hundreds of soldiers and civilians slugging it out in downtown Wellington. more...

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  • The American invasion (NZETC)
  • The Battle of Manners Street (1966 encyclopaedia)
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