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Samuel Marsden's first sermon

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First ascent of Aoraki/Mt Cook

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Judge Maning's courthouse, Onoke

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Musick Memorial Radio Station

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Intelligence tests arrive in New Zealand schools

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First live satellite TV link to NZBC

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First ascent of Mt Cook

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Beatrice Tinsley made professor of astronomy at Yale

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Lorraine Downes crowned Miss Universe

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Ann Hercus becomes first Minister of Women's Affairs

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Cabinet endorses Tino Rangatiratanga flag

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First female Anglican diocesan bishop appointed

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Moana Mackey joins mother Janet in Parliament

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New Zealand's first missionary school

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New Zealand’s first mission school opens

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John Walker breaks world mile record

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Evers-Swindell twins defend Olympic rowing title at Beijing

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First movie shot in New Zealand

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First woman swims Cook Strait

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First trans-global radio transmission to London

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