Erebus disaster

Erebus disaster
28 November 1979







 On a low clouded day at 12.49 pm NZST, the aircraft crashed into a slope at Mt Erebus killing all 237 passengers and 20 crew on board.

Flight te901 left Mangere airport and was flying to Antarctica when there was an error and the plane body slammed into Mt Erebus

James K Baxter's death

Death of poet James K. Baxter
22 October 1972


James K Baxter one of New Zealand’s most accomplished poets died at the age of 46 in Auckland.  Hundreds of people attended the full Maori tangihanga.

Baxter had devoted the last years of his life to social work among alcoholics and drug addicts.

Peter Snell Is The Runner Of Gold

  Peter Snell wins a second gold in Tokyo
21 October 1964

Eight days leading up to the Olympic 1500 m final Peter Snell had already run five races. He won the final of 800 m and the 1500 m finals as well.

Snell’s time of 3 minutes 38.1 seconds was 2.5 seconds outside the world record held by the previous Olympic champion Australian Herb Elliott.

Chief of Justice declares treaty worthless and a simple nullity

Chief of Justice declares treaty worthless and a simple nullity
17 October 1877


Today In NZ history

 Sir James Prendergast the chief of justice would not let the Maori have there landed back. The land would be for a Maori school. And he said the Treaty of Waitangi was worthless.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/the-chief-justice-declares-that-the-treaty-of-waitangi-is-worthless-and-a-simple-nullity

Jean Batten reaches Auckland after epic solo flight

Jean Batten reaches Auckland after an epic solo flight

16 October 1936

16 October 1936

Jean Batten left for New Zealand from Kent, England at 4:20 AM on 5 October 1936. She arrived in Darwin in 5 days 21 hours 24 hours faster than the previous record holder Jimmy Broadbent.

There was a crowd of 6000 waiting for her. Ther travel which had taken 11 days 45 minutes in total.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/jean-batten-reaches-auckland-after-epic-solo-flight

  Anti-terror raids in Urewera

15 October 2007 there was an anti-terror raid happened in the city of Urewera. They went to Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, and Wellington. And after 12 months of activist groups were caught. 

Among those arrested was Tuhoe. Police claimed Iti was involved in running military training camps in the Urewera ranges.