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In 1948 New Zealanders became New Zealand Citizens. Before they became citizens of New Zealand, they were British citizens.
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In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II visited New Zealand at the end of December. She and her husband stayed in New Zealand for almost 6 weeks, traveling around as a part of a six-month tour of the Commonwealth.
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In 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary Summited Mount Everest, the largest mountain in the world. Hillary became the first ever New Zealander to climb Mount Everest.
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June 1,1960. Television begins broadcasting in New Zealand. The first night transmitted on AKTV-2 from Auckland Shortland Street studios and it only lasted 3 hours
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First Maori Queen
On May 23 1966, the daughter of King Koroki who recently passed a week before on the 18th was chosen as the first Maori Queen. -
Dawn Raids are when the police go into Pacific Islander homes. They go into their homes because they believe that they overstayed their visas and work permits.
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Lynne Cox, was the first woman who swam Cook Strait (North Island to South Island). February 4 was when Lynne Cox swam from the North to South island, it took her 12 hours and 7 minutes as she battled through the strong winds and rough seas.
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10 of July 1985 when the Rainbow Warrior sank into the Auckland Ocean. It was caused by the retaliation for protests of Greenpeace against French nuclear testing.
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