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1901, New Zealand turns down federation with Australia
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8 April
1873
Julius Vogel becomes premier
Julius Vogel was the dominant political figure of the 1870s, serving as colonial treasurer and premier on several occasions, and launching massive programmes of immigration and public works.
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1913
Smallpox epidemic kills 55
By the end of the year the epidemic, which was intoduced by a Mormon missionary, had killed 55 New Zealanders, all of them Māori.
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30 May
1901
New Zealand turns down federation with Australia
31 May
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New Zealand's first official TV broadcast
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