
NZ firsts: First Nation to see the Sun
Ever wondered where in the world is the first place to see…

NZ Firsts: First Jet Boat
Jet boating came into being through the inventive genius of…

NZ Firsts: first town in Southern hemisphere to get electricity
The old town of Reefton is a small town in the West Coast…

NZ Firsts: First powered flight
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NZ firsts: First World Heritage Site…in the sky….
The International Dark Sky Association declared the sky above…

NZ Firsts: First to climb Mt Everest
New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary, was the first to reach…

NZ Firsts: First Bungy Jump
Bungy has always been a life-changing experience. It began…

NZ Firsts: first country in the world to give woman the vote
Women's suffrage in New Zealand was an important political…