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Today in NZ history- 26/05/1926 - Anna Pavlova dances in New Zealand for the first time The world’s best-known ballerina performed her famed ‘Dying Swan’ and ‘Fairy Doll’ to a full house in His Majesty’s Theatre, Auckland.
- 26/05/1879 - Parihaka ploughing campaign beginsUnder the leadership of Te Whiti and Tohu Kākahi, Parihaka Māori began a ploughing campaign in protest against European settlement on land confiscated from Māori.
- 27/05/1909 - Amy Bock sentenced in Dunedin Supreme Court The Tasmanian-born confidence trickster had topped off a long career impersonating well-off men for financial gain by posing as a sheepfarmer and bishop’s nephew.
- 27/05/1987 - Death of Colin McCahonColin McCahon was one of New Zealand's greatest painters. A risk-taker and non-conformist, he engaged with questions of religion, faith and the human condition through his art.
- 26/05/1926 - Anna Pavlova dances in New Zealand for the first time
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