Today in NZ history- 29/01/1842 - Auckland's first Anniversary Day RegattaAuckland’s Anniversary Day commemorates the arrival of Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson in the Bay of Islands in 1840.
- 30/01/1911 - Bookies take last bets on New Zealand racecoursesA 1910 amendment to the Gaming Act banned bookmakers from New Zealand racecourses, other public places and hotels.
- 31/01/1921 - New Zealand's first regular airmail service begins Piloted by Captain Euan Dickson, the first flight of the Canterbury Aviation Company’s new airmail service left Christchurch at 8 a.m., carrying several hundred letters to Ashburton and Timaru into the teeth of a south-westerly gale.
- 05/02/1867 - Opening of railway from Invercargill to Bluff The 27-km line between Invercargill and Bluff was the third public railway in New Zealand. Southland's railway ambitions helped drive the province into bankruptcy.
- 29/01/1842 - Auckland's first Anniversary Day Regatta
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