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  • Te Rauparaha

    Te Rauparaha was a Ngati Toa chief and warrior. Sometimes called the 'Napoleon of the Southern Hemisphere', he ruled the lower end of the North Island from his base at Kapiti Island for the best part of 20 years

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Ten NZ nurses lost in <em>Marquette</em> sinking

1915 Ten NZ nurses lost in Marquette sinking

Thirty-two New Zealanders, including ten nurses, were killed when the troop transport Marquette was torpedoed by a German U-Boat. more...

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The transport MarquetteFirst World War timelineNZEF involvement - the Salonika campaign

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Mt Ruapehu air crash kills 13

1948 Mt Ruapehu air crash kills 13

The Lockheed Electra airliner ZK-AGK Kaka went missing in poor weather on a flight from Palmerston North to Hamilton. Searchers did not reach the wreckage until a week later. more...

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