New grapevine plantings at Martinborough’s Devotus vineyard, just before dusk.
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Today in NZ history- 25/06/1860 - Death of the first Māori KingThe Māori King movement came into existence in the late 1850s as an attempt to unite the tribes, prevent land sales and make laws for Māori. Pōtatau Te Wherowhero became the first Māori King in 1858, but died two years later.
- 25/06/2003 - Parliament votes for prostitution reformThe Prostitution Reform Act was passed on a tumultuous night in Parliament, with the public galleries filled with supporters from both sides.
- 26/06/1918 - Wimmera sunk by German mineThe steamer Wimmera, bound from Auckland to Sydney, struck a mine laid north of Cape Maria van Diemen in 1917 by the German raider Wolf. Twenty-six of its 151 passengers and crew were lost.
- 26/06/1987 - A.J. Hackett bungy jumps from Eiffel Tower The speed skier and bungy pioneer planned the 110-m leap meticulously. His dozen-strong team hid on the tower overnight and Hackett jumped at dawn. He described it as ‘one small step for a man, a bloody great leap for the adventure tourism industry.’
- 25/06/1860 - Death of the first Māori King
