1992 - 2019 (27 years)
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| 1 | 1995 | - 22 May 1995: Waikato-Tainui Settlement
Waikato-Tainui iwi signed Deed of Settlement with the Crown on 22 May 1995. Waikato–Tainui was the first iwi to reach an historical Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the Crown for injustices that went back to the wars and land confiscations (raupatu) of the 1860s. The Deed of Settlement included cash and land valued at a total of $170 million. The agreement was a major landmark in New Zealand’s developing treaty settlements process. By 2014, Tainui Group Holdings and Waikato–Tainui Fisheries had assets of over $1 billion.
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| 2 | 1997 | - 20 Oct 1997: 'Black Tuesday' share-market crash
'Black Tuesday' share-market crash occurred when billions of dollars were wiped off the value of New Zealand shares in the weeks following 20 October, as the shock-waves of a sharp drop in New York’s Wall St stock market rippled around the world. Many investors lost everything as companies that had over-extended themselves with debt were dragged under. Small 'mum and dad' investors were also burned by the experience; many deserted the share market, which languished until the early 2000s in NZ.
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| 3 | 2003 | - 2003: NZ Population 4 million.
Population of New Zealand exceeds 4 million.
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| 4 | 2005 | - 26 Apr 2005: Civil unions in NZ
Civil unions come into effect on 26 April 2005 in New Zealand. Couples (heterosexual or homosexual) were now able to register their relationship as a civil union. The change meant that all couples in New Zealand, whether they were married, in a civil union or in a de facto partnership, now had the same legal rights and obligations. Marriage between two adults of the same sex was legalised in August 2013 by the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act.
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| 5 | 2010 | - 4 Sep 2010: Canterbury Earthquake
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes the Canterbury Region causing widespread damage to Christchurch and surrounding areas. The earthquake which struck at 4.35 a.m. on a Saturday morning was felt by many people in the South Island and southern North Island. There was considerable damage in central Canterbury, especially in Christchurch, but no loss of life. It was the largest earthquake to affect a major urban area since the 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake.
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| 6 | 2011 | - 22 Feb 2011: Christchurch Earthquake
The Christchurch Earthquake occurred at 12.51 p.m. on Tuesday 22 February 2011, magnitude 6.3, causing severe damage in Christchurch and Lyttelton, killing 185 people and injuring several thousand. The earthquake struck at lunchtime, when many people were on the city streets. More than 130 people lost their lives in the collapse of the Canterbury Television and Pyne Gould Corporation buildings. Falling bricks and masonry killed 11 people, and eight died in two city buses crushed by crumbling walls. Rock cliffs collapsed in the Sumner and Redcliffs area, and boulders tumbled down the Port Hills, with five people killed by falling rocks.
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| 7 | 2019 | - 15 Mar 2019: Christchurch mosque shootings
Christchurch mosque shootings involved two consecutive terrorist shooting attacks at mosques in Christchurch during Friday Prayer on 15 March 2019. The attacks began at the Al Noor Mosque in the suburb of Riccarton at 1:40 p.m. and continued at Linwood Islamic Centre at about 1:55 p.m. The gunman live-streamed the first attack on Facebook. The attacks killed 51 people and injured 49. Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old man from Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, described in media reports as a white supremacist and part of the alt-right, was arrested and charged with 51 murders, 40 attempted murders, and engaging in a terrorist act. Gun laws in NZ were tightened after the shootings.
- Dec 2019—2022: COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern regarding COVID-19 on 30 January 2020, and later declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of 17 May 2021, more than 163 million cases have been confirmed, with more than 3.38 million deaths attributed to COVID-19, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history. Australia and NZ closed their borders and had lock downs that limited COVID, there being 910 and 26 deaths respectively by 17 May 2021.
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Chris Korte's New Zealand Genealogy Project
