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21 November
21 November
1863
British capture Rangiriri
More British soldiers and sailors were killed at ‘Bloody Rangiriri’ than in any other battle of the New Zealand Wars, but their eventual hard-fought victory opened the Waikato basin to the advancing imperial forces.
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First movie shot in New Zealand
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'Six o'clock swill' begins
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Land confiscation law passed