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1846, Brunner, Kehu and Heaphy reach Māwhera pā
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13 November
13 November
1896
Mount Tongariro erupts
At 12.40 p.m. on 13 November 1896, Te Maari, a crater at the northern end of the Tongariro range, erupted spectacularly. It continued to erupt sporadically for nearly a year.
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1990
Thirteen shot dead at Aramoana
The small seaside township of Aramoana, near Dunedin, was the scene of what was then the deadliest mass murder in New Zealand history.
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