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1881
Invasion of pacifist settlement at Parihaka
About 1600 troops invaded the western Taranaki settlement of Parihaka, which had come to symbolise peaceful resistance to the confiscation of Māori land.
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1913
Battle of Featherston Street
The ‘Battle of Featherston Street’, in downtown Wellington, saw some of the most violent street fighting of the 1913 Great Strike.
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This Week in History
18 March
1983
Waitangi Tribunal rules on Motunui claim
19 March
1839
Honey bees brought to New Zealand
20 March
1834
New Zealand's first recognised flag chosen
21 March
1994
Kiwis win Oscars for
The piano
22 March
1902
George von Zedlitz arrives in Wellington
23 March
1848
Scottish settlers arrive in Otago
24 March
1770
Kidnapped Ngāti Kahu chief Ranginui dies on French ship