20 September

Mazengarb report released

1954 Mazengarb report released

The Mazengarb inquiry into ‘juvenile delinquency’ blamed the perceived promiscuity of the nation’s youth on working mothers, the ready availability of contraceptives, and young women enticing men to have sex. Read more...
First New Zealand troops arrive in East Timor

1999 First New Zealand troops arrive in East Timor

New Zealand troops arrived at Komoro airfield in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste (East Timor), as part of the Interfet mission to stabilise the province. Read more...