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A good keen man
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11 April
11 April
1869
New Zealand's first royal visit
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, arrived in Wellington as captain of the frigate HMS
Galatea
. The first member of the British royal family to visit New Zealand, he was greeted with haka, speeches and bunting.
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1916
New Zealand Division arrives in France
The
Minnewaska
, a troopship carrying the headquarters of the recently formed New Zealand Division, arrived in Marseilles, France
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This Week in History
1 March
1862
Charles Thatcher gives first NZ performance
2 March
1865
Missionary Carl Völkner killed at Ōpōtiki
3 March
1960
Barry Crump publishes
A good keen man
4 March
1855
Legendary sheep rustler James Mackenzie caught
5 March
2013
Census held after two-year delay
6 March
1830
Outbreak of the 'Girls' War' at Kororāreka
7 March
1842
New Zealand's first official execution