1925-Tge New Zealand and South Seas
International Exhibition opened in
Dunedin.
1925-Tge New Zealand and South Seas
International Exhibition opened in
Dunedin.
1874-Cospatrick fire, which killed 470
immigrants en route to Auckland and
is considered the country's worst civil
disaster.
2010-The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining
accident that killed 29 men
Explosion happened approximately 3:44 pm.
1959-The cargo ship MV Holmglen sank off
the South Canterbury coast with all 15 crew
members lost.
1902-New Zealand held the General election.
1903-Timaru boxer Bob Fitzsimmons became
the first person to win World Professional boxing
titles in three different weight divisions.
1944-The New Zealand service rugby team was
defeated by South Africa.
1953-The first family planning clinic in
New Zealand was established in Remuera, Auckland.
1980- Kiss played at the Athletic Park
Wellington, New Zealand
1898-The first known pictures were taken in
New Zealand by photographer W.H.Bartlett
for entrepreneur Alfred Whitehouse.
1910-Freda du Flur became the first woman to successfully
climb Aoraki/Mt Cook
1972-First Maori Woman Cabinet Minister
Whetu Tirikatene Sullivan was sworn into
Norman Kirk's Labour government, becoming
New Zealand's first Maori Woman minister,
serving as Minister Of Tourism
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