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1854, Parliament's first sitting in Auckland
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9 February
9 February
1770
Cook completes circumnavigation of North Island
The
Endeavour
's arrival at Cape Turnagain confirmed that the North Island was indeed an island, not part of a fabled great southern continent.
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1900
Wanganui Opera House opened
The large wooden building on St Hill Street has been a jewel in Whanganui’s crown for more than a century.
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This Week in History
23 May
1861
First major gold rush in Otago
24 May
1854
Parliament's first sitting in Auckland
25 May
1861
The
Press
goes to press
26 May
1879
Parihaka ploughing campaign begins
27 May
1909
Amy Bock sentenced in Dunedin Supreme Court
28 May
1920
Fingerprints help convict murderer
29 May
1905
World’s first state-run maternity hospital opens