1856 First state secondary school opens in Nelson
The first state secondary school in New Zealand, Nelson College, opened in temporary premises in Trafalgar Street with a roll of just eight boys. Read more...
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Tongariro mountains gifted to Crown
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1905
Race killing in Haining St, Wellington
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Joseph Ward proclaims Dominion status
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1974
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