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1877, Education Act passed into law
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24 March
24 March
1770
Kidnapped Ngāti Kahu chief Ranginui dies on French ship
Ranginui was a Ngāti Kahu chief from Doubtless Bay who was kidnapped by the French explorer Jean François Marie de Surville.
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1894
'Aerial Queen' crashes in Hamilton
‘One of the most courageous feats ever performed in Waikato’ almost ended in tragedy when Leila Adair’s hot-air balloon burst several hundred feet above Hamilton East.
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1989
RainbowYOUTH formed
RainbowYOUTH was conceived at a Gay and Lesbian Conference held in Auckland on 24 March 1989
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This Week in History
27 November
1849
Death of Te Rauparaha
28 November
1893
Women vote in first general election
29 November
1877
Education Act passed into law
30 November
1949
Election of first National government
1 December
1898
First movie shot in New Zealand
2 December
1917
'Six o'clock swill' begins
3 December
1863
Land confiscation law passed