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1833, James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands
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20 January
1957
Scott Base opens in Antarctica
Captain Harold Ruegg, Administrator for the Ross Dependency, opened Scott Base, New Zealand’s permanent Antarctic research station, during a ceremony on Ross Island.
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James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands