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Today in NZ history- 30/05/1901 - New Zealand says no to federation with AustraliaA 10-man Royal Commission reported unanimously that New Zealand should not become a state of the new Commonwealth of Australia.
- 30/05/1959 - Auckland harbour bridge opensNew Zealand’s best-known bridge opened after four years of construction. The need for better transport links between Auckland city and the North Shore had long been the subject of inquiry and agitation.
- 30/05/1996 - New royal honours establishedA totally New Zealand Royal Honours System was established with the institution of the New Zealand Order of Merit, which replaced the various British State Orders of Chivalry.
- 31/05/1916 - HMS New Zealand fights at JutlandIn the misty North Sea on the last day of May 1916, 250 warships from Britain’s Royal Navy and Germany’s High Seas Fleet clashed in the First World War’s greatest and bloodiest sea battle.
- 30/05/1901 - New Zealand says no to federation with Australia
