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    Fred Evans

    Fred Evans' violent death during the 1912 Waihi miners' strike made this otherwise obscure figure into a martyr of the New Zealand labour movement. He remains one of only two people to be killed during an industrial dispute in this country's history.

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Aoraki/Mt Cook route conquered by hippies

1970 Aoraki/Mt Cook route conquered by hippies

Long-haired Christchurch mountaineers John Glasgow and Peter Gough became the first to successfully scale the 2000-m Caroline Face of Aoraki/Mt Cook, declaring it a ‘triumph for the hippies’ more...

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Exploring New Zealand's interior

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  • Mountaineering: Aoraki/Mt Cook (Te Ara)
  • Mountaineering: Climbing Faces (Te Ara)
The <em>Acheron</em> arrives to begin survey of NZ waters

1848 The Acheron arrives to begin survey of NZ waters

Captained by John Lort Stokes, the paddle steamer Acheron spent four years charting the New Zealand coastline. more...

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European explorers - exploration of New Zealand

External links

  • Famous ships: Acheron (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • John Lort Stokes biography (DNZB)
  • Hydrographic survey map (Te Ara)
  • European discovery of New Zealand (Te Ara)
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