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1958, Mormon temple opens in Hamilton
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5 May
5 May
1833
James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands
James Busby’s arrival in the Bay of Islands was the first tentative step along a path that led to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi seven years later.
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1898
Dog Tax War narrowly averted
War threatened sleepy Hokianga as government troops marched towards armed Māori ‘rebels’.
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This Week in History
15 April
1868
First Māori MPs elected to Parliament
16 April
1892
NZ Rugby Football Union founded
17 April
1820
General Gates
sent to Sydney under guard
18 April
1840
Samuel Revans prints first newspaper
19 April
1884
First royal honour for New Zealand woman
20 April
1958
Mormon temple opens in Hamilton
21 April
1971
Court Theatre stages first play