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26 August
1911 New Zealand Coat of Arms warranted
On this day King George V signed the Royal Warrant assigning the first New Zealand Coat of Arms. The Warrant was published in the New Zealand Gazette on 11 January 1912.
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1894 Death of second Maori King
As the second Māori King, Tāwhiao had led his people through the traumatic period of the wars of the 1860s. He was succeeded by his son Mahuta. more...
1866 Submarine telegraph line laid across Cook Strait
After two bungled attempts and near disaster at sea, the first communications cable between the North and South Islands of New Zealand was completed on 26 August 1866. more...
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