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1901, New Zealand turns down federation with Australia
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2 April
2 April
1915
Anzac soldiers riot in Cairo's Wazzir brothel district
Up to 2500 New Zealand and Australian troops rioted in the Haret Al Wassir red-light district of Cairo's Ezbekieh Quarter.
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1916
Arrest of Rua Kēnana
On Sunday 2 April 1916, 57 police raided the Ngāi Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu in the Urewera Ranges.
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This Week in History
29 May
1905
World’s first state-run maternity hospital opens
30 May
1901
New Zealand turns down federation with Australia
31 May
1916
HMS
New Zealand
fights at Jutland
1 June
1960
New Zealand's first official TV broadcast
2 June
1917
New Zealand steamer captured by the
Wolf
3 June
1869
University of Otago founded
4 June
1943
Rail tragedy at Hyde