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Bowen helped establish sheep shearing as a legitimate sport and a form of entertainment. He was one of the inaugural inductees into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
Well-known Auckland aviator Fred Ladd illegally flew his Widgeon amphibian aircraft under the Auckland Harbour Bridge. more...
1967 - key events
16 January 1941 Women's Auxiliary Air Force founded
17 January 1853 NZ Constitution Act comes into force
18 January 1980 'Montego Bay' hits number one
19 January 1967 19 killed in Strongman mine explosion at Runanga
20 January 1957 Scott Base opened in Antarctica
21 January 1944 NZ and Australia sign the Canberra Pact
22 January 1840 First European settlers arrive in Wellington