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1897, NZ's first woman barrister and solicitor appointed
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21 May
21 May
1840
Hobson proclaims British sovereignty over New Zealand
Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson proclaimed British sovereignty over all of New Zealand – the North Island on the basis of cession through the Treaty of Waitangi, and South and Stewart Islands by right of discovery.
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6 May
1869
Colonial troops invade the Urewera
7 May
1846
Devastating landslide at Lake Taupō
8 May
1926
New Zealand Railways Magazine
launched
9 May
1907
First
School Journal
published
10 May
1897
NZ's first woman barrister and solicitor appointed
11 May
1945
Charles Upham presented with first Victoria Cross
12 May
1971
Anti-Vietnam War protests in Auckland