1886 Eruption of Mt Tarawera
The eruption lasted six hours and caused massive destruction. It destroyed several villages, along with the famous silica hot springs known as the Pink and White Terraces. Approximately 120 people, nearly all Māori, lost their lives. Read more...
1889 First kindergartens
The first New Zealand kindergarten to educate children opened in Dunedin, and was based on ideas of the German educationalist Friedrich Froebel. Read more...
