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May in Maori History

Date	Description
0/5/1860	King Tawhiao Matutaera becomes King.
2/5/1858	POTATAU Te Wherowhero becomes the first king in the King Movement
2/5/1958	Kingitanga Established. king Potaatau of Ngati Mahuta becomes first Maori king of Aotearoa.
5/5/1854	Te Ruki Kawiti who was a prominent Maori chieftain died
7/5/1846	Mananui TE HEUHEU TUKINO II died
8/5/1845	British repulsed from Puketutu pa
10/5/1979	Hone Te Kauru Taiapa died in Rotorua Hospital
18/5/1966	KOROKI Te Rata Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero, fifth king, died at Ngaruawahia
21/5/1840	Hobson proclaimed sovereignty over all of New Zealand: over the North Island on the basis of cession by the Treaty and the southern islands by right of discovery.
25/5/1978	Police and army were sent to Bastion Point to evict the protesters. 222 protesters were arrested and the temporary meeting house, buildings, and gardens were demolished. The occupation is one of the most famous protest actions in NZ history.
30/5/1997	Hepi TE HEUHEU TUKINO VII died
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