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    Te Whiti-o-Rongomai

    Te Whiti was a Taranaki leader and prophet. A resistance movement based at Parihaka was led by him and Tohu Kakahi. Te Whiti was arrested following the infamous raid on Parihaka by Armed Constabulary in 1881.

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1976 McDonald's arrives in NZ

The Golden Arches appeared for the first time in New Zealand at Cobham Court, Porirua. Within 20 years the American fast-food giant would have 100 outlets around the country. Fast food rivals Kentucky Fried Chicken had been the first of the big chains to open in New Zealand in August 1971.

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