1770 James Cook sights Banks 'Island'
Cook sighted Banks Peninsula from the Endeavour. The following day he decided it was an island, which he named for the expedition's botanist, Joseph Banks. Read more...
16 February
This Week in History
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Waitangi Tribunal created
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1975
Whina Cooper leads land march to Parliament
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1979
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Former Governor Grey becomes Premier
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1914
Main Body of NZEF sails to war