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This week in NZ History
- 9/02/1900 - Wanganui Opera House opened 4 hours 9 min old
- 10/02/1967 - End of free school milk 4 hours 9 min old
- 5/02/1911 - First controlled powered flight in New Zealand 4 hours 9 min old
- 7/02/1863 - Sinking of HMS Orpheus - NZ's worst shipwreck 4 hours 9 min old
- 6/02/1840 - The Treaty of Waitangi is signed 4 hours 9 min old
- 12/02/1909 - SS Penguin wrecked in Cook Strait 4 hours 9 min old
- 8/02/1931 - First fatalities on a scheduled air service in NZ 4 hours 9 min old
- 11/02/1864 - Charles Heaphy recommended for VC 4 hours 9 min old