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1820, First European plough used in New Zealand
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30 June
30 June
1939
First issue of
New Zealand Listener
published
The
New Zealand Listener
soon expanded beyond its original brief to publicise radio programmes to become the country’s only national weekly current affairs and entertainment magazine.
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Assault on Gate Pā
30 April
1864
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1 May
1893
'King Dick' Seddon becomes premier
2 May
1868
First shipment of salmon and trout ova arrives
3 May
1820
First European plough used in New Zealand
4 May
1772
Marion du Fresne arrives in the Bay of Islands
5 May
1833
James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands