year
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hint
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answer
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2001
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This six-letter percussion group wins the classical category at NZ Music Awards
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Strike
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2002
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This government-owned bank is established
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Kiwibank
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2003
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This driver wins the first of his five IndyCar championships
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Scott Dixon
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2004
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He wins a best-director Academy Award for The Lord of the Rings
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Peter Jackson
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2005
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This province, which has won the most NPC rugby titles, wins again this year
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Auckland
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2006
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This entrepeneur's autobiography, Jump Start, is published
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AJ Hackett
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2007
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This TV series, starring Jemaine and Bret, premieres in the US
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Flight of the Conchords
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2008
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The winning party, led by John Key, of the 2008 general election
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National
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2009
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This Labour politician, later Auckland's mayor, has his first year as Opposition Leader
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Phil Goff
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2010
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Coming-of-age movie, 3-letters long, about an 11 year-old from the East Coast
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Boy
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2011
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New Zealand wins its second Rugby World Cup under this captain
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Richie McCaw
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2012
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11 die when a hot-air balloon crashes near this Wairarapa town
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Carterton
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2013
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This author (pictured) wins the Man Booker prize for her novel The Luminaries
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Eleanor Catton
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2014
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New Zealand's first cricket test triple century, 302 by Brendon McCullum, is scored here
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Wellington
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2015
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This woman reaches the number 1 world golf ranking, aged 17
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Lydia Ko
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2016
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This north Canterbury earthquake closes State Highway 1, and the main railway, for a year
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Kaikoura
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2017
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She becomes New Zealand's third female prime minister
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Jacinda Ardern
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2018
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NZ wins its 2nd and 3rd medals, ever, at this sports event
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Winter Olympics
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2019
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51 midday worshippers are killed by a lone Australian in this city
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Christchurch
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2020
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Two referendums are held, one on legalising cannabis, the other on legalising ...
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euthanasia
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