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1943, New Zealand ship torpedoed in Tasman Sea
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31 March
1864
Rewi's last stand?
The last battle of the Waikato War began when the spearhead of a strong British force charged an apparently weak Māori position at Ōrākau, south-east of Te Awamutu. After two frontal assaults failed, the British besieged the pā.
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1910
Hocken Library opens at Otago Museum
Thomas Hocken’s priceless legacy of historical material is the most important collection outside Crown ownership in New Zealand.
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1967
Fred Ladd flies under Auckland Harbour Bridge
Well-known Auckland aviator Fred Ladd illegally flew his Widgeon amphibian aircraft under the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
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This Week in History
22 April
1936
Rātana and Labour seal alliance
23 April
1979
Blair Peach killed in London
24 April
1920
Prince of Wales arrives for New Zealand tour
25 April
1915
Gallipoli landings
26 April
1943
New Zealand ship torpedoed in Tasman Sea
27 April
1806
Moehanga becomes first Māori to visit England
28 April
1888
First British rugby tourists take the field