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1840, Samuel Revans prints first newspaper
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30 September
1878
Great Flood hits South Island
The ‘Great Flood’ of 1878 killed at least three people and thousands of animals as it swept across the southern South Island
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1972
New Christchurch Town Hall opens
Designed by prominent Christchurch architects Warren and Mahoney, the Brutalist (blocky, using lots of concrete) structure was officially opened by Governor-General Sir Denis Blundell.
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This Week in History
12 April
1902
Railway accident in South Africa kills 16 New Zealand soldiers
13 April
1896
National Council of Women formed
14 April
1932
Unemployed riot rocks Queen Street
15 April
1868
First Māori MPs elected to Parliament
16 April
1892
NZ Rugby Football Union founded
17 April
1820
General Gates
sent to Sydney under guard
18 April
1840
Samuel Revans prints first newspaper