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1901, New Zealand turns down federation with Australia
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'Cheryl Moana Marie' hits no. 1
1970
Vietnam War protesters greet US Vice-President
1970
Last unclimbed face of Aoraki/Mt Cook conquered
1970
Motor racing driver Bruce McLaren dies
1971
Court Theatre stages first play
1971
Anti-Vietnam War protests in Auckland
1971
Polynesian Panther Party founded
1971
Deadline for Vietnam pull-out announced
1971
End of the line for steam railways
1971
Full steam ahead for Kingston Flyer
1972
Equal Pay Act passed into law
1972
Whetu Tirikātene-Sullivan becomes first Māori woman Cabinet minister
1972
Death of poet James K. Baxter
1972
New Christchurch Town Hall opens
1972
Te taenga mai o te petihana reo Māori – Arrival of the Māori language petition
1972
New Zealand’s rowing eight wins gold
1972
Women cricketers triumph
1973
Labour government cancels Springbok rugby tour
1973
Arthur Allan Thomas convicted of Crewe murders – again
1973
World Court condemns French nuclear tests
1973
HMNZS
Otago
sails for Mururoa test zone
1973
DPB legislation enacted
1974
'Summer time' reintroduced on trial basis
1974
William Sutch charged with spying
1974
Death of Norman Kirk
1974
New Zealand soldier's brave sacrifice
1974
'The greatest middle distance race of all time'
1974
First day of competition at Christchurch Commonwealth Games
1974
ACC comes into operation
1975
First woman swims Cook Strait
1975
New Zealand Red Cross worker killed in Vietnam
1975
Mona Blades vanishes
1975
Mark Williams hits no. 1
1975
John Walker breaks world mile record
1975
First New Zealand representative women’s football team wins Asian Cup
1975
Waitangi Tribunal created
1975
Whina Cooper leads land march to Parliament
1976
Wanganui Computer legislation enacted
1976
Lyttelton–Wellington ferry service ends
1976
John Walker wins gold in Montreal
1976
McDonald's arrives in New Zealand
1977
Occupation of Bastion Point begins
1977
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act passed
1978
New Zealand beats England in a cricket test for the first time
1978
Thermal insulation required in NZ homes
1978
Bastion Point protesters evicted
1978
Beatrice Tinsley made professor of astronomy at Yale
1978
Andy Haden dives to save rugby test
1979
Blair Peach killed in London
1979
Carless days introduced
1979
Ivan Mauger wins sixth world speedway title
1979
'Mr Asia' found murdered
1979
257 killed on Mt Erebus
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