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1987, New Zealand goes nuclear-free
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11 February
11 February
1864
Charles Heaphy earns Victoria Cross
Recommended for a Victoria Cross after rescuing a soldier under fire at Waiari, near Pirongia, Charles Heaphy was given the decoration in 1867.
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Beginning of Tītokowaru's war
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Cornwall Park gifted to Auckland