This Week in History
12 August
1816
New Zealand’s first missionary school opens
13 August
1914
First fatal NZ casualty of the Great War
14 August
1891
Women's suffrage petitions presented to Parliament
15 August
1881
First woman Master of Arts in British Empire graduates
16 August
1944
CORSO formed
17 August
1839
New Zealand Company ship Tory arrives
18 August
1910
Champion rower Dick Arnst wins race on Zambezi River