Today in NZ history- 19/07/1982 - Privy Council rules on Samoan citizenshipThe Privy Council granted New Zealand citizenship to Western Samoans born since 1924, but the government did not accept this decision.
- 20/07/1892 - Steam locomotive sets world speed recordThe Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) Company’s locomotive No. 10 established a world speed record for the narrow 3 foot 6 inch (1067 mm) gauge, averaging 68 km per hour on a two-hour run and hitting a top speed of 103 kph.
- 20/07/1965 - Riots rock Mt Eden prison The disturbance followed a botched escape attempt and lasted into the next day. Prisoners took several warders hostage and fire gutted part of the prison.
- 21/07/1865 - Capture of Weraroa pāGovernor George Grey led a small force that captured a Pai Mārire (Hauhau) pā at Weraroa, near Waitōtara. The pā had long lost its strategic significance, and its small garrison had seemed willing to surrender.
- 19/07/1982 - Privy Council rules on Samoan citizenship
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