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What may have sparked the infamous 1943 'Battle of Manners Street'?
An American serviceman made fun of rugby while drinking in a Wellington bar
Soldiers from the southern United States stationed in Wellington insulted local Māori
American servicemen on a night out in Wellington got into a fight over a local woman
A protest march criticising American servicemen for 'stealing Kiwi women' while their men were fighting overseas got out of hand
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This Week in History
6 May
1869
Colonial troops invade the Urewera
7 May
1846
Devastating landslide at Lake Taupō
8 May
1926
New Zealand Railways Magazine
launched
9 May
1907
First
School Journal
published
10 May
1897
NZ's first woman barrister and solicitor appointed
11 May
1945
Charles Upham presented with first Victoria Cross
12 May
1971
Anti-Vietnam War protests in Auckland