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1920, Prince of Wales arrives for New Zealand tour
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1878
Great Flood hits South Island
The ‘Great Flood’ of 1878 killed at least three people and thousands of animals as it swept across the southern South Island
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1972
New Christchurch Town Hall opens
Designed by prominent Christchurch architects Warren and Mahoney, the Brutalist (blocky, using lots of concrete) structure was officially opened by Governor-General Sir Denis Blundell.
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This Week in History
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