19 March

1839 Honey bees brought to New Zealand

Mary Bumby, the sister of a Methodist missionary, was probably the person who introduced honey bees to New Zealand. Read more...

1946 Main body of Jayforce lands in Japan

About 4500 New Zealand servicemen arrived as part of a 36,000-strong British Commonwealth Occupation Force that was to work alongside the US military forces that had occupied most of Japan. Read more...