1806 Moehanga becomes first Māori to visit England
Moehanga (Ngāpuhi) became the first recorded Māori visitor to England when the Ferret berthed in London. Read more...
1893 Death of Premier John Ballance
Ballance was the first Liberal premier. He laid the foundation for a government that was widely seen as making New Zealand ‘the social laboratory of the world’. Read more...
