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1854, Parliament's first sitting in Auckland
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30 January
1911
Bookies take last bets on New Zealand racecourses
A 1910 amendment to the Gaming Act banned bookmakers from New Zealand racecourses, other public places and hotels.
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This Week in History
23 May
1861
First major gold rush in Otago
24 May
1854
Parliament's first sitting in Auckland
25 May
1861
The
Press
goes to press
26 May
1879
Parihaka ploughing campaign begins
27 May
1909
Amy Bock sentenced in Dunedin Supreme Court
28 May
1920
Fingerprints help convict murderer
29 May
1905
World’s first state-run maternity hospital opens