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1958, Mormon temple opens in Hamilton
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13 April
13 April
1982
First kōhanga reo opens
Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo, in Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, accepted its first intake of tamariki on Easter Tuesday in 1982
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1896
National Council of Women formed
Three years after New Zealand became the first self-governing country in which all women could vote, representatives of 11 women’s groups met in Christchurch’s Provincial Council Buildings to form the National Council of Women.
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This Week in History
15 April
1885
First sod turned for North Island main trunk line
16 April
1892
NZ Rugby Football Union founded
17 April
1820
General Gates
sent to Sydney under guard
18 April
1840
Samuel Revans prints first newspaper
19 April
1884
First royal honour for New Zealand woman
20 April
1958
Mormon temple opens in Hamilton
21 April
1971
Court Theatre stages first play