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1867, First passengers traverse Lyttelton rail tunnel
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river plate
13 December 2017 marks the 78th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate in which New Zealand naval personnel played a key role
erebus disaster
On 28 November 1979, 257 passengers and crew were killed when Air New Zealand Flight TE901 crashed into the side of Mt Erebus, Antarctica
tangiwai disaster
On Christmas Eve 1953, 151 people were killed in New Zealand's worst railway accident
kiwi christmas
Christmas in New Zealand is less about snow and sleigh bells and more about sun, sand and barbecues in the backyard
Battle of the River Plate
Erebus disaster
Tangiwai disaster
Kiwi Christmas