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1974, First day of competition at Christchurch Commonwealth Games
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1769
Cook observes transit of Mercury
James Cook helped his astronomer Charles Green observe the transit of Mercury at Te Whanganui-o-Hei (Mercury Bay), Coromandel Peninsula.
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1920
White New Zealand policy introduced
The Immigration Restriction Amendment Act 1920 required intending immigrants to apply for a permanent residence permit before they arrived in New Zealand.
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25 January
1974
First day of competition at Christchurch Commonwealth Games
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