1881 Invasion of pacifist settlement at Parihaka
About 1600 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
10 August
1840
British proclaim sovereignty as French head for Akaroa
11 August
1962
Picton ferry Aramoana enters service
12 August
1816
New Zealand’s first mission school opens
13 August
1914
First fatal NZ casualty of the First World War
14 August
1891
Women's suffrage petitions presented to Parliament
15 August
1881
First woman Master of Arts in British Empire graduates
16 August
1944
CORSO formed