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1862, New Zealand's first professional opera performance
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21 September
21 September
1834
Rescue of
Harriet
survivors begins
The family of the whaler Jacky Guard were among a group of Pākehā captured by Māori in May 1834 after the barque
Harriet
ran aground on the Taranaki coast.
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New Zealand answers the empire's call to arms
29 September
1862
New Zealand's first professional opera performance
30 September
1878
Great Flood hits South Island
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First Chatham Cup football final