9/11/1769 - Captain Cook observes transit of Mercury
Captain Cook and the astronomer Charles Green observed the transit of Mercury at Te Whanganui-a-hei (Mercury Bay) on the Coromandel Peninsula.
9/11/1920 - White New Zealand policy introduced
The Immigration Restriction Amendment Act 1920 made it necessary for immigrants to apply for a permanent residence permit before they arrived in New Zealand.
