1881 Invasion of pacifist settlement at Parihaka
About 1600 troops invaded the western Taranaki settlement of Parihaka, which had come to symbolise peaceful resistance to the confiscation of Māori land. Read more...
This Week in History
25 October
1949
Foundation of IHC
26 October
1942
Women Jurors Act allows women to sit on juries
27 October
1943
First opposed New Zealand landing since Gallipoli
28 October
1835
He Whakaputanga signed by northern chiefs
29 October
1894
SS Wairarapa wrecked on Great Barrier Island
30 October
1865
Native Land Court created
31 October
1917
Capture of Beersheba