1861 - The Press goes to press
Published from a cottage in Montreal Street, the first edition was a six-page tabloid which sold for sixpence.
more...1978 - Bastion Point protesters evicted
Police and army personal removed 222 people from Bastion Point, Auckland, ending an occupation that had begun in January 1977. Ngāti Whātua were protesting against the loss of land in the Ōrakei Block, which had once been declared ‘absolutely inalienable’.
more...1992 - First episode of Shortland Street goes to air
In 2022, Shortland Street was New Zealand’s longest-running television drama series
more...2008 - Scott Dixon wins Indianapolis 500
Dixon's victory at the Brickyard in 2008, the first Indianapolis 500 win by a New Zealander, helped him secure his second Indy Racing League championship.
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