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1974, First day of competition at Christchurch Commonwealth Games
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11 April
1869
New Zealand's first royal visit
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, arrived in Wellington as captain of the frigate HMS
Galatea
. The first member of the British royal family to visit New Zealand, he was greeted with haka, speeches and bunting.
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1916
New Zealand Division arrives in France
The
Minnewaska
, a troopship carrying the headquarters of the recently formed New Zealand Division, arrived in Marseilles, France
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25 January
1974
First day of competition at Christchurch Commonwealth Games
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