2011: A 9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes 80 miles east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami that kills thousands of people and causes the second worst nuclear accident in history at the Fukushima ...

The first four flagstaffs were cut down by Hone Heke and his cohorts as an objection to British sovereignty sparking the Northland wars. The flagstaff was never erected again during the lifetime of ...

Ngāpuhi chief Hōne Heke Pōkai led hundreds of warriors into the town, which is now known as Russell, and began fighting against British forces. The Māori destroyed troops’ reserve ammunition, causing ...