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1845 – 1872★★★★★

The New Zealand Wars

A series of armed conflicts between the colonial government and Māori iwi, chiefly over land and sovereignty, which led to large confiscations of Māori land.

War· New Zealand, United Kingdom
February 6, 1840★★★★★

Treaty of Waitangi

Representatives of the British Crown and many Māori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document; differences between its English and Māori texts remain debated.

TreatyPolitics· New Zealand, United Kingdom
September 19, 1893★★★★★

New Zealand grants women the vote

New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to give women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

Politics· New Zealand
January 1, 1901★★★★★

Federation of Australia

Six British colonies united to form the Commonwealth of Australia, with Edmund Barton as its first prime minister.

Politics· Australia
January 26, 1788★★★★★

The First Fleet arrives at Sydney Cove

Arthur Phillip's eleven-ship convict fleet arrived at Sydney Cove and founded the penal colony of New South Wales, the first permanent European settlement in Australia.

PoliticsExploration· Australia, United Kingdom
April 25, 1915★★★★★

ANZAC landing at Gallipoli

The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Allies' unsuccessful campaign against the Ottoman Empire; 25 April is now commemorated as Anzac Day.

War· Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, United Kingdom