This Week in History
23 October
1915
New Zealand nurses lost in Marquette sinking
24 October
1913
Violence flares on Wellington wharves
25 October
1949
Foundation of IHC
26 October
1942
Women Jurors Act allows women to sit on juries
27 October
1943
First opposed New Zealand landing since Gallipoli
28 October
1835
Declaration of Independence signed by northern chiefs
29 October
1894
SS Wairarapa wrecked on Great Barrier Island