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7 May

1846 Devastating landslide at Lake Taupo

The Ngati Tuwharetoa village of Te Rapa on the south-western shore of Lake Taupo was obliterated in this landslide. Sixty people were killed, including the paramount chief Mananui, Te Heuheu Tukino II more...

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Lament for Te Heuheu (Te Ao Hou)
NZ's most devastating landslide (NZ Earthquake Commission)
Notable New Zealand landslides (Te Ara)
Te Heuheu Tukino II (DNZB)

1881 Anti-Chinese hysteria in Dunedin

In a climate of widespread hostility towards non-white immigrants, a meeting in Dunedin − presided over by the mayor − unanimously called for a ban on further Chinese migrants more...