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1868, Te Kooti escapes from the Chathams
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5 May
5 May
1833
James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands
James Busby’s arrival in the Bay of Islands was the first tentative step along a path that led to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi seven years later.
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1898
Dog Tax War narrowly averted
War threatened sleepy Hokianga as government troops marched towards armed Māori ‘rebels’.
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This Week in History
4 July
1868
Te Kooti escapes from the Chathams
5 July
1881
Poll tax imposed on Chinese
6 July
1923
Main Trunk Line express train disaster
7 July
1916
New Zealand Labour Party founded
8 July
1862
New Zealand’s first prize fight?
9 July
1986
Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed
10 July
1967
New Zealand adopts decimal currency