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11 August
11 August
1962
Picton ferry
Aramoana
enters service
Few ships have had as much impact on New Zealand history as the
Aramoana
, the country’s first roll-on roll-off ferry, which entered service between Wellington and Picton in 1962.
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First royal honour for New Zealand woman
20 April
1958
Mormon temple opens in Hamilton
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1971
Court Theatre stages first play