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1971, Court Theatre stages first play
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14 March
1980
Split Enz hit no. 1
The Kiwi group’s first New Zealand no. 1 hit, from their album
True colours
, also topped the charts in Australia and Canada. It reached no. 12 in Britain and no. 53 in the United States.
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This Week in History
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
22 April
1936
Rātana and Labour seal alliance
23 April
1979
Blair Peach killed in London
24 April
1920
Prince of Wales arrives for New Zealand tour
25 April
1915
Gallipoli landings