1881 Invasion of pacifist settlement at Parihaka
About 1600 government troops invaded the western Taranaki settlement of Parihaka, which had come to symbolise peaceful resistance to the confiscation of Māori land. Read more...
This Week in History
22 July
1987
Lotto goes on sale for first time
23 July
1851
Maria wrecked near Cape Terawhiti
24 July
2000
New Zealand soldier killed in Timor-Leste
25 July
1981
Anti-Springbok protesters block Hamilton match
26 July
1863
Floods kill 25 miners in Central Otago
27 July
1953
Armistice ends fighting in Korean War
28 July
1893
Massive women’s suffrage petition presented to Parliament