2 April

1915 Anzac soldiers riot in Cairo's Wazzir brothel district

Up to 2500 New Zealand and Australian troops rioted in the Haret Al Wassir red-light district of Cairo's Ezbekieh Quarter. Read more...

1916 Arrest of Rua Kēnana

On Sunday 2 April 1916, 57 police raided the Ngāi Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu in the Urewera Ranges. Read more...