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1Mar1862Charles Thatcher gives first NZ performance
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1Mar1916New Zealand Division formed
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2Mar1865Missionary Carl Völkner killed at Ōpōtiki
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3Mar1960Barry Crump publishes A good keen man
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4Mar1855Legendary sheep rustler James Mackenzie caught
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5Mar2013Census held after two-year delay
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6Mar1830Outbreak of the 'Girls' War' at Kororāreka
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6Mar1947National Orchestra debuts
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6Mar1966Country calendar goes to air
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7Mar1842New Zealand's first official execution
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7Mar1941New Zealand troops arrive in Greece
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7Mar1988Cyclone Bola strikes
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8Mar1929First 'talkie' draws crowds in Wellington
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9Mar1890Sutherland Falls climbed
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9Mar1956Death of Opo the friendly dolphin
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9Mar1961First Golden Shears competition
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10Mar1869New Zealand Cross created
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10Mar1995Auckland Warriors debut
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11Mar1845The fall of Kororāreka
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11Mar1884New Zealand Freethought Association founded
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12Mar1864Arthur's Pass 'discovered'
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12Mar1975New Zealand Red Cross worker killed in Vietnam
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13Mar1956New Zealand's first test cricket victory
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14Mar1980Split Enz hit no. 1
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15Mar1919New Zealand troops riot in England
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15Mar1944New Zealand forces capture Castle Hill at Cassino
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15Mar201951 killed in mosque shootings
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16Mar1940Jockey Y-fronts hit New Zealand shops
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16Mar1999NZHistory website launched
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17Mar1860First Taranaki War erupts at Waitara
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17Mar1905Only surviving Maungatautari Bank cheque issued
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18Mar1983Waitangi Tribunal rules on Motunui claim
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19Mar1839Honey bees brought to New Zealand
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19Mar1946Main body of Jayforce lands in Japan
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20Mar1834New Zealand's first recognised flag chosen
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21Mar1994Kiwis win Oscars for The piano
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21Mar2003Race Relations Day celebrated for first time
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22Mar1902George von Zedlitz arrives in Wellington
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23Mar1848Scottish settlers arrive in Otago
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24Mar1770Kidnapped Ngāti Kahu chief Ranginui dies on French ship
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24Mar1894'Aerial Queen' crash-lands in Hamilton East
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24Mar1989RainbowYOUTH formed
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25Mar1847Wakefield and Featherston duel
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25Mar1940John A. Lee expelled from Labour Party
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25Mar2020New Zealand enters nationwide lockdown in fight against COVID-19
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26Mar1896Brunner mine disaster kills 65
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27Mar1883The 'Sallies' come to New Zealand
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27Mar1984Trades' Hall bombing
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28Mar1923Forest and Bird founded
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28Mar1955NZ cricketers skittled for 26
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28Mar1983Signing of CER agreement strengthens trans-Tasman trade ties
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28Mar2004Māori Television launched
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29Mar1901Skippers Bridge opened
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29Mar1942Nazi sabotage hoax
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29Mar1959Evangelist Billy Graham arrives for 11-day crusade
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30Mar1940Funeral procession for Prime Minister Savage
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30Mar2004Historian Michael King dies
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31Mar1864Rewi's last stand?
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31Mar1910Hocken Library opens at Otago Museum
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31Mar1967Fred Ladd flies under Auckland Harbour Bridge