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Today in NZ history- 13/11/1896 - Mount Tongariro eruptsAt 12.40 p.m. on 13 November 1896, Te Maari, a crater at the northern end of the Tongariro range, erupted spectacularly. It continued to erupt sporadically for nearly a year.
- 13/11/1990 - David Gray kills 13 at Aramoana The small seaside township of Aramoana, near Dunedin, was the scene of the deadliest mass murder in New Zealand history when David Gray went on a shooting spree that left 13 people dead.
- 14/11/1973 - DPB legislation enactedThe passage of the Social Security Amendment Act introduced the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) to New Zealand’s social welfare system.
- 15/11/1861 - First issue of Otago Daily Times publishedDunedin became the first New Zealand centre with a daily newspaper on publication of the first issue of the Otago Daily Times.
- 13/11/1896 - Mount Tongariro erupts
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