1902 Train accident in South Africa kills 16 NZ soldiers
Sixteen members of the Eighth New Zealand Contingent were killed when their train collided with a goods train at Machavie (Machavierug), near Potchefstroom in Transvaal. Read more...
1913 HMS New Zealand begins tour of NZ
During its 10-week New Zealand tour more than half a million people visited the battlecruiser, which the Dominion had gifted to the Royal Navy. Read more...
