Events on this Day – 9 May

New Zealand pupils were for the first time able to read a schoolbook published in their own country.

New Zealand's most successful tennis player, Anthony Wilding was one of the stars of the sport in the decade before the First World War.

Germany surrendered on 7 May, New Zealand time, but acting Prime Minister Walter Nash insisted that celebrations wait until after British Prime Minister Winston Churchill officially announced peace at 1 a.m. on 9 May, New Zealand time.