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Charles Heaphy

The multi-faceted Charles Heaphy made quite an impact on colonial New Zealand as an artist, explorer, soldier and colonial administrator. He was the first colonial soldier to win the Victoria Cross

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25 October

1949 Foundation of IHC

At a meeting in Wellington, an interim committee for the Intellectually Handicapped Children's Parents' Association (IHCPA) - the forerunner to IHC - was formed. more...

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1971 End of the line for steam railways

The Christchurch-Dunedin overnight express, headed by a JA-class locomotive, ran the last scheduled steam-hauled service on New Zealand Railways, bringing to an end 108 years of regular steam rail operations in this country. more...