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1827, D'Urville sails through 'French Pass'
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28 December
1929
'Black Saturday' in Samoa
New Zealand military police fired on Mau independence demonstrators in Apia, killing 11 Samoans, including the independence leader Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III.
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First day of competition at Christchurch Commonwealth Games
26 January
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Governor FitzRoy arrives in Wellington to investigate Wairau incident
27 January
1962
Peter Snell breaks world mile record
28 January
1827
D'Urville sails through 'French Pass'
29 January
1842
Auckland's first Anniversary Day Regatta
30 January
1911
Bookies take last bets on New Zealand racecourses
31 January
1921
New Zealand's first regular airmail service begins