Historical Events in April
| Apr 1972 | The first national Women's Liberation Conference was held, Wellington Info |
| Apr 1974 | Circle magazine marked 'strictly not for men' It was later changed to 'women only' |
| Apr 1976 | Diana Marvel Speaks magazine begins It's published by a Radical Feminist Caucus |
| Apr 1977 | Lesbians Ignite Fire Brigade is formed, Wellington |
| Apr 1980 | Wellington Lesbians attempt to augment an Anzac Day service by carrying a coffin and laying a wreath in memory of women raped and killed in wartime |
| Apr 1981 | National Lesbian Mothers' weekend is held in Auckland |
| Apr 1982 | Mobilisation for the Opening of Parliament is formed Info |
| Apr 1990 | Lew Pryme (singer) dies Info Pryme dies from AIDS related conditions |
| Apr 1992 | Human Rights Commission publishes the discussion paper Discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation Info |
| Apr 1993 | Taranaki Lesbian Newsletter begins publication |
| Apr 2009 | Bud by Ronald Trifero Nelson premieres, Wellington Info |
| 5 Apr 1980 | National Gay Rights Conference (8th) is held in Dunedin Info |
| 6 Apr 1895 | Oscar Wilde is arrested Info Alt Info |
| 7 Apr 1970 | Benjamin Britten (composer) and Peter Pears (tenor) visit New Zealand Info The visit was part of a tour to generate money for the rebuilding of the concert hall at The Maltings |
| 9 Apr 1998 | Dare, Truth or Promise by Paula Boock wins the NZ Post Children's Book Award |
| 10 Apr 1890 | Maata Mahupuku is born Info Mahupuku later had a close relationship with the writer Katherine Mansfield |
| 10 Apr 1984 | Customs officials raid Gay's the Word bookstore (Operation Tiger), London Info The bookstore was charged with conspiring to import indecent literature |
| 11 Apr 1910 | Mountford Tosswill Woollaston (artist) is born Info |
| 11 Apr 1987 | Awhina Clinic [HIV/AIDS] opens in Wellington It is later renamed Awhina Centre |
| 12 Apr 2007 | Corner 4am and Cuba by Ronald Trifero Nelson premieres, Wellington Info |
| 13 Apr 1886 | Amy Bock (confidence trickster) is convicted of obtaining goods by false pretences Info |
| 13 Apr 1997 | Alyson Murrie-West is licenced as a Presbyterian minister in St Andrews, Wellington |
| 15 Apr 1935 | Eric Mareo murders his wife Themla Mareo Info Alt Info Themla was also in a relationship with dancer Freda Stark |
| 15 Apr 1979 | Ascent Wellington is formed for gay and lesbian Catholics Info |
| 15 Apr 1991 | Alex Mihailovic and Dean Howard are convicted of the murder of New Zealander Richard Johnson in Australia Mihailovic and Howard were part of a gang of youths convicted of the murder |
| 15 Apr 2008 | Mahinarangi Tocker (singer) dies Info |
| 17 Apr 1967 | Wolfenden Association is formed Info Alt Info It is soon renamed New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Society |
| 18 Apr 1992 | National Gay Rights Coalition Hui Aranga Info Held over Easter weekend |
| 19 Apr 2001 | Dallas Peneha, Daniel Beams and Jack Blance attack Jeff Pinfold and Peter Kitchen in Napier Kitchen died in hospital a number of days later |
| 22 Apr 1907 | Bertha Victor appears in an court in Auckland charged with drunkenness, vagrancy, and usine obscene language Info |
| 24 Apr 1980 | Arthur Ball stabs Miles MacFarlane - a total stranger - to death in Wellington He is later found not guilty on the grounds of insanity |
| 24 Apr 1992 | Sheilas Arms (women only) nights begin in New Plymouth |
| 24 Apr 1995 | Tai Tahi Marsters attacks Jim Curtis causing brain injuries Marsters claimed Curtis made a sexual advance. A jury later found Marsters not guilty |
| 24 Apr 1996 | The High Court hears an application by three lesbian couples to rule on the legality of their applications to marry |
| 25 Apr 1981 | 'Lesbian Liberation' is painted on a war memorial in Wellington |
| 28 Apr 1869 | Frances Hodgkins (painter) is born Info Alt Info |
| 29 Apr 2009 | Diksy Jones is killed by two men in Disky's home in Upper Hutt Info Phillip Sanders and David Galloway were later found guilty of manslaughter |
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