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1853, E.G. Wakefield elected to Parliament
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18 December
1642
First known encounter between Māori and Europeans
Abel Tasman’s Dutch East India Company expedition had the first known European contact with Māori. It did not go well.
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1988
Air New Zealand women cabin crew win anti-discrimination case
Air New Zealand was found to be in breach of the Human Rights Act after more than a decade of female cabin crew campaigning for the same opportunities as male workers at the airline.
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First woman Master of Arts in British Empire graduates
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19 August
1853
E.G. Wakefield elected to Parliament
20 August
1904
First use of kiwi as unofficial national symbol?
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1915
New Zealanders attack Hill 60