Today in NZ history- 25/03/1847 - Wakefield and Featherston duelIsaac Featherston, editor of the Wellington Independent, had in effect accused William Wakefield, the New Zealand Company's principal agent, of being a thief. Neither man was hurt in the duel.
- 25/03/1940 - John A. Lee expelled from Labour PartyA charismatic ex-soldier, orator and writer, John A. Lee had been active in the New Zealand Labour Party since shortly after the First World War.
- 26/03/1896 - Brunner mine disaster kills 65At 9.30 a.m. an explosion tore through the Brunner mine in Westland’s Grey Valley. Two men sent underground to investigate were later found unconscious from black damp, a suffocating mixture of nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
- 27/03/1883 - The 'Sallies' come to New ZealandTwo English Salvation Army officers landed at Port Chalmers to set up a New Zealand branch of the Christian evangelical movement.
- 25/03/1847 - Wakefield and Featherston duel
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