New Zealand

The Journey Through New Zealand

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1897

1897

Imperial Conference in London: The Beginning

1897

Formation of Te Aute College Students' Association by Āpirana Ngata and others.

Formation of Te Aute College Students' Association by Āpirana Ngata and others.

1896

04-Dec-1896

General Election Results and Changes in New Zealand Parliament.

General Election Results and Changes in New Zealand Parliament.

13-Oct-1896

First Public Screening of a Motion Picture in NZ

1896

Brunner Mine disaster claims 67 lives.

13-Apr-1896

National Council of Women's founding essence.

National Council of Women's founding essence.

1894

25-Dec-1894

First Ascent of Mt Cook by Clark, Fyfe, and Graham.

First Ascent of Mt Cook by Clark, Fyfe, and Graham.

1894

Compulsory arbitration and employment law reform.

1894

Land ownership changes for Māori under Advances to Settlers Act.

1894

Marine tragedy: SS Wairarapa shipwreck off Great Barrier Island.

Marine tragedy: SS Wairarapa shipwreck off Great Barrier Island.

1893

28-Nov-1893

1893 General Election Results

1893 General Election Results

19-Sep-1893

First Country with Universal Suffrage

1893

Leadership transition: John Ballance to Richard Seddon

Leadership transition: John Ballance to Richard Seddon

1893

Liquor Licensing Poll Initiative Introduced

1893

Elizabeth Yates, Onehunga's Mayor Becomes First in British Empire

Elizabeth Yates, Onehunga's Mayor Becomes First in British Empire

1893

Banknotes Denominations Accepted for Payments.

27-Apr-1893

John Ballance's death leads to succession struggles and political transitions.

John Ballance's death leads to succession struggles and political transitions.

1892

14-Jun-1892

First Māori Parliament of Kotahitanga convenes.

1891

1891

Initiative to promote closer land settlement.

1891

John Ballance: Premier of the Liberal Government.

1890

05-Dec-1890

First one-man-one-vote election in New Zealand's 1890 general election

First one-man-one-vote election in New Zealand's 1890 general election

1890

Maritime Strike Involves 8000 Unionists

1890

"Sweating" Commission reports on employment conditions.

1889

1889

End of voting property qualification.

1889

First locomotive built in Addington Workshops.

1888

12-Aug-1888

Reefton achieves milestone with public electricity supply.

1887

26-Sep-1887

General Election of 1887 in New Zealand.

23-Sep-1887

Tongariro National Park Gifted by Te Heuheu Tukino IV

1886

1886

Women's Christian Temperance Union National Convention in Wellington

1886

German Warships Visit Auckland - SMS Gneisenau & SMS Olga