25 September

1819 New Zealand's first grapevines planted?

Missionary Samuel Marsden planted a vineyard at the Church Missionary Society (CMS) station at Kerikeri. Read more...

1951 Māori Women's Welfare League established

Eighty-seven delegates attended the first day of the inaugural conference of the Māori Women’s Welfare League in Wellington. Dame Whina Cooper was appointed as president. Read more...