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24 February
1902
Battle of Langverwacht Hill
Twenty-four New Zealanders were killed in this battle during the South African (Boer) War. A total of 230 New Zealanders died while serving in New Zealand's first overseas war.
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1912
SS
Earnslaw
launched on Lake Wakatipu
For more than 50 years after it was launched, SS
Earnslaw
carried freight and people to and from remote lakeside settlements.
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This Week in History
1 March
1862
Charles Thatcher gives first NZ performance
2 March
1865
Missionary Carl Völkner killed at Ōpōtiki
3 March
1960
Barry Crump publishes
A good keen man
4 March
1855
Legendary sheep rustler James Mackenzie caught
5 March
2013
Census held after two-year delay
6 March
1830
Outbreak of the 'Girls' War' at Kororāreka
7 March
1842
New Zealand's first official execution