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22 January: New Zealand Company settlers arrive aboard the Aurora at Te Whanganui a Tara which becomes Port Nicholson, site of Wellington. 29 January: William Hobson arrives in the Bay of Islands and reads out the proclamation of sovereignty. 6 February: Hōne Heke is the first to sign the Treaty of Waitangi at Bay of Islands.
British explorer James Cook, who reached New Zealand in October 1769 on the first of his three voyages, was the first European to circumnavigate and map New Zealand. [2] From the late 18th century, the country was regularly visited by explorers and other sailors, missionaries, traders and adventurers.
Cases peaked again in October 2021 with 134 new cases reported on 22 October. [2] In response to the first outbreak in late February 2020, the New Zealand Government closed the country's borders and imposed lockdown restrictions. [3] A four-tier alert level system was introduced on 21 March 2020 to manage the outbreak within New Zealand. [4]
19–20 October – President of the United States of America Lyndon B. Johnson visits New Zealand, becoming the first serving US president to visit the country (see Visit). [6] November – The Grey River Argus ceases publication. The newspaper had been founded in 1865. [7] New Zealand appoints an ambassador to Italy and establishes an embassy ...
The independence of New Zealand is a matter of continued academic and social debate. New Zealand has no fixed date of independence from the United Kingdom; instead, political independence came about as a result of New Zealand's evolving constitutional status. Beginning in the late 1700s New Zealand's existing Māori population was supplemented ...
Cricket. Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team. 1999 Cricket World Cup held in England: New Zealand finished third in its pool and fourth in the super-six round before being beaten by Pakistan in the first semifinal. The Shell Trophy for 1998-99 was won by Canterbury, with Northern Districts runners-up.
22 October – Magnum Photo Supplies Ltd v Viko New Zealand Ltd, [1999] (1 NZLR 395) case is decided. [3] [4] 27-30 October – Heavy rainfall and flooding in western New Zealand costs over $2 million in insurance payouts. [5] New Zealand appoints a resident ambassador to Argentina and establishes an embassy in Buenos Aires. [6]
New Zealand's medal tally subsequently changes to six gold medals, two silver medals, and five bronze medals. 25 August – The All Blacks win the 2012 Bledisloe Cup after winning 22–0 over Australia in Auckland to secure two wins in the three game series. The win is New Zealand's tenth successive Bledisloe Cup win.