1956 Death of Opo the friendly dolphin
Opononi George ('Opo') was a bottlenose dolphin which warmed the hearts of thousands of people at Opononi in the Hokianga Harbour in 1955-6. Read more...
1890 Sutherland Falls climbed
Young surveyor William Quill needed only basic climbing equipment, including a billhook and an alpenstock, to scale the side of the ‘great Sutherland waterfall’ which cascades for 580 m near Milford Sound. Read more...
