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1985 in New Zealand

Explore 2 historical events and records for New Zealand in 1985.

Historical records for New Zealand in 1985

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Ambassador

Hillary, Edmund Percival · New Delhi · Ambassador · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Appointed New Zealand High Commissioner (Ambassador) to India, Nepal and Bangladesh, and spends four and a half years based in New Delhi

Discovery of North Pole

Hillary, Edmund Percival · North Pole · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Accompanies Neil Armstrong in a small twin-engined ski plane over the Arctic Ocean and lands at the North Pole becoming the first man to stand at both poles and on the summit of Everest

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