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1869, Colonial troops invade the Urewera
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1 June
1960
New Zealand's first official TV broadcast
Broadcast from Shortland St in central Auckland, New Zealand’s first official television transmission began at 7.30 p.m.
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This Week in History
6 May
1869
Colonial troops invade the Urewera
7 May
1846
Devastating landslide at Lake Taupō
8 May
1926
New Zealand Railways Magazine
launched
9 May
1907
First
School Journal
published
10 May
1897
NZ's first woman barrister and solicitor appointed
11 May
1945
Charles Upham presented with first Victoria Cross
12 May
1971
Anti-Vietnam War protests in Auckland