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1886, Eruption of Mt Tarawera
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21 December
21 December
1964
New Zealand whalers harpoon their last victim
More than 170 years of New Zealand whaling history ended when J.A. Perano and Company caught its last whale off the Kaikōura coast.
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1971
Full steam ahead for Kingston Flyer
A few months after the last steam locomotives had been withdrawn from this country's scheduled rail operations, New Zealand Railways launched a new tourist-oriented steam passenger venture in the South Island.
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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