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First official execution in NZ

1842 First official execution in NZ

17-year-old Maketu was hanged at the corner of Queen and Victoria streets in Auckland for the 1841 murder of Elizabeth Roberton, her two children, and two other adults. 

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The first execution - capital punishmentNew Zealand crime timeline

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  • Image of Maketu (Timeframes)
  • Notable trials (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • Capital punishment (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • Maketu biography (DNZB)
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