1879 Parihaka ploughing campaign begins
Under the leadership of Te Whiti and Tohu Kākahi, Parihaka Māori began a ploughing campaign in protest against European settlement on land confiscated from Māori. Read more...
This Week in History
26 June
1918
Wimmera sunk by German mine
27 June
1936
Māui Pōmare memorial unveiled
28 June
1914
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
29 June
1990
World's first female Anglican bishop appointed
30 June
1939
First issue of New Zealand Listener published
1 July
1988
Bastion Point land returned
2 July
1938
Electric trains come to Wellington