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Ngaio Marsh

The magazine Newsweek described her novels as \\\'the best whodunits ever written\\\'. Marsh was also an artist, playwright, actor and director. The New York Times called her New Zealand\\\'s best-known literary figure.

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4 January

1958 Hillary leads NZ party to Pole

Sir Edmund Hillary led the New Zealand component of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in completing the first overland trip to the South Pole since Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated journey in 1912. more...

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Arrival at the Pole by tractor From Everest to the South Pole - Ed Hillary Antarctica and New Zealand 1958 - key events

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Hillary’s ‘Cowboy adventure’ (NZ Herald)
Explorer Hillary reaches South Pole (BBC)
Methodical Journey (Time Magazine)

1869 Te Kooti defeated at Ngtāpa

Pursued by kupapa and Pakeha troops to Ngātapa, an ancient hilltop pa inland from Poverty Bay, Te Kooti narrowly avoided capture after a four-day siege. Most of those with him were captured and many were executed the following day. more...