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1806, Moehanga becomes first Māori to visit England
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22 January
22 January
1840
European settlers arrive in Wellington
The New Zealand Company's first settler ship, the
Aurora
, arrived at Petone to found the settlement that would become Wellington.
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1863
Slave trader competes in Wellington Anniversary Regatta
Slave trader Captain Thomas McGrath skippered the winning whaleboat in a race on Lambton Harbour which carried a £10 prize
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22 April
1936
Rātana and Labour seal alliance
23 April
1979
Blair Peach killed in London
24 April
1920
Prince of Wales arrives for New Zealand tour
25 April
1915
Gallipoli landings
26 April
1943
New Zealand ship torpedoed in Tasman Sea
27 April
1806
Moehanga becomes first Māori to visit England
28 April
1888
First British rugby tourists take the field