▁Under cover ▁police ▁Serge ant ▁Don ▁Wil kin son ▁( 4 7 ) ▁is ▁fat ally ▁shot ▁in ▁Mang ere , ▁after ▁being ▁discovered ▁attempting ▁to ▁secret ly ▁fix ▁a ▁tracking ▁device ▁to ▁a ▁car . ▁▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁- ▁GO ▁Well ington ▁dispute ▁- ▁an ▁industrial ▁dispute ▁between ▁the ▁GO ▁Well ington ▁bus ▁company ▁and ▁drivers ▁ ▁October ▁ ▁November ▁▁▁ 8 ▁November ▁– ▁John ▁Key ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁National ▁Party ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁general ▁election . ▁John ▁Key ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁Government ▁and ▁in ▁Helen ▁Clark ' s ▁speech ▁that ▁she ▁res ign s ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁▁ 9 ▁November ▁– ▁Michael ▁C ull en ▁res ign s ▁as ▁deput y ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁– ▁John ▁Key ▁is ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁– ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Air ▁New ▁Zealand ▁A 3 2 0 ▁test ▁flight ▁crash . ▁Air ▁New ▁Zealand ▁A 3 2 0 ▁Air bus ▁crashes ▁into ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁during ▁a ▁test ▁flight , ▁killing ▁five ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁two ▁German ▁air ▁crew . ▁ ▁December ▁ ▁Hol id ays ▁and ▁observ ances ▁▁ 6 ▁February ▁– ▁Wait ang i ▁Day ▁▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁– ▁Good ▁Friday ▁▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁– ▁E aster ▁Sunday ▁▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁– ▁E aster ▁Monday ▁▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁– ▁An z ac ▁Day ▁▁ 2