28 November

Women vote in first general election

1893 Women vote in first general election

New Zealand women went to the polls for the first time, just 10 weeks after the governor signed the Electoral Act 1893, making this country the first in in which women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections. Read more...
New Zealand's first family planning clinic opens

1953 New Zealand's first family planning clinic opens

New Zealand’s first family planning clinic opened above a garage in Remuera, Auckland. Read more...
257 killed on Mt Erebus

1979 257 killed on Mt Erebus

On the morning of 28 November 1979, Air New Zealand Flight TE901 left Auckland for an 11-hour return sightseeing flight to Antarctica. At 12.49 p.m. (New Zealand Standard Time), the aircraft crashed into the lower slopes of Mt Erebus, killing all 257 passengers and crew.  Read more...
Air New Zealand A320 crashes in France

2008 Air New Zealand A320 crashes in France

An Air NZ Airbus A320 crashed off the coast of France. All seven people on board, including five New Zealanders, were killed. It was 29 years to the day since Air NZ Flight TE901 had crashed in Antarctica, killing all 257 on board Read more...