1824 in New Zealand
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State – King George IV
- Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane, is recalled on 29 December only leaves in December 1825[1] when his successor, General Ralph Darling, arrives. Darling is appointed in 1824 but only arrives in New South Wales on 25 December 1825.
[edit] Events
- 3 April – George Clarke arrives in the Bay of Islands having taken passage from Sydney on board the French corvette La Coquille.[2][3] La Coquille is commanded by Louis Isidore Duperrey, with Jules Dumont d'Urville as second-in-command, and will go on to complete a global circumnavigation.
[edit] Undated
- George Clarke starts one of the first schools for Māori children, at Kerikeri.[4]
- John Kelly marries (Mary) Hine-tuhawaiki and settles at Ruapuke Island.[2][5] Hine may have been a relative of Tuhawaiki ’Bloody Jack’, later paramount chief of Ngai Tahu, whose stronghold was on Ruapuke.[6]
- James Spencer sets up a trading post at Bluff for whalers visiting Foveaux Strait.[7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ Dictionary of Australian Biography Sir Thomas Brisbane
- ^ a b Early European Visits to NZ
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: George Clarke Biography
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.185.
- ^ According to Family of John Kelly they were married on 29 January 1844 at Ruapuke Island by Bishop Selwyn. They had a son in 1828 (later baptised), so the 1824 date is probably correct for marriage according to Māori custom and the later date that of the Christian confirmation.
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 386.
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 38.
- ^ Bluff History
[edit] Births
- (approximate year): Tohu Kakahi, pacifist leader.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1824 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1824
