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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 May

1978 Bastion Point protestors evicted

Police and army removed all 218 occupants of Bastion Point, Auckland, ending an occupation that began in January 1977. Ngati Whatua were protesting the loss of land in the Orakei Block, which had once been declared ‘absolutely inalienable’. more...