Events In History
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13 November 1990David Gray kills 13 at AramoanaThe small seaside township of Aramoana, near Dunedin, was the scene of the deadliest mass murder in New Zealand history when David Gray went on a shooting spree that left 13 people dead. Read more...
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13 February 1974New Zealand soldier's brave sacrificeSergeant Murray Hudson died attempting to save the life of another soldier during a live grenade training exercise at Waiouru military camp. Read more...
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28 February 1945Kiwi soldier faces firing squadAfter more than a year on the run in northern Italy, New Zealand prisoner of war David Russell was recaptured and executed. His courage in the face of death earned him the first George Cross awarded to a member of New Zealand’s military. Read more...