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1862, New Zealand's first professional opera performance
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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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25 September
1819
New Zealand's first grapevines planted?
26 September
1865
Native Rights Act declares Māori British subjects
27 September
1974
William Sutch charged with spying
28 September
1899
New Zealand answers the empire's call to arms
29 September
1862
New Zealand's first professional opera performance
30 September
1878
Great Flood hits South Island
1 October
1923
First Chatham Cup football final