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1886, Eruption of Mt Tarawera
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20 June
20 June
1943
US Navy tragedy at Paekākāriki
Ten United States Navy personnel drowned off the Kāpiti Coast, north of Wellington, during a training exercise in bad weather.
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1987
All Blacks win the first World Cup
With Michael Jones, John Kirwan and David Kirk scoring tries, the All Blacks defeated France 29–9 at Eden Park, Auckland. Kirk became the first captain to lift the Webb Ellis Cup.
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This Week in History
5 June
1847
Auckland Savings Bank opens for business
6 June
1823
Wesleyan mission established
7 June
1917
Battle of Messines
8 June
1987
New Zealand goes nuclear-free
9 June
1868
Beginning of Tītokowaru's war
10 June
1886
Eruption of Mt Tarawera
11 June
1901
Cornwall Park gifted to Auckland