1917 The Battle of Messines
The Battle of Messines was a prelude to the much larger Third Battle of Ypres, better known as Passchendaele. New Zealanders played a prominent role in this successful action but paid a heavy price: 3700 casualties, including 700 dead. Read more...
1940 Fighter ace Edgar ‘Cobber’ Kain killed
Known to others as ‘Killer Kain’, the Hastings-born pilot's exploits flying Hurricanes for the RAF’s No. 73 Squadron in the first year of the Second World War had made him a household name. Read more...
1976 McDonald's arrives in NZ
The golden arches appeared for the first time in New Zealand at Cobham Court, Porirua. Twenty years later the American fast-food giant opened its 100th outlet in the country. Read more...
