1825 in New Zealand

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1825 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2 Events 2.1 Undated 3 References 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State – King George IV
• Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane, although recalled on 29 December 1824 only leaves in December this year.^[1] His successor, General Ralph Darling appointed in 1824 finally arrives in New South Wales on 25 December.

[edit] Events

• Ngā Puhi chief Hongi Hika's campaign against Ngāti Whātua ends with the battle Te Ika a Ranganui on the Kaiwaka River (approximately 105 km north of modern downtown Auckland). Hongi’s eldest son is killed in the battle. The battle is a massive defeat for Ngāti Whatua and most survivors flee south leaving Tāmaki-makau-rau (Auckland) almost deserted until the arrival of Governor William Hobson in 1840. Hongi later pursues the Ngāti Whatua survivors into the Waikato .^[2][3][4]

[edit] Undated

• The 1825 New Zealand Company is formed. A preliminary expedition to New Zealand, with 60 artisans, leaves Great britain on the Rosanna, Captain James Herd, and the Lambton, Captain Barnett, before the end of the year.^[5]
• Wesleyan missionary William White is possibly the first European to visit the central Waikato.^[6]

[edit] References

1. ^ Dictionary of Australian Biography Sir Thomas Brisbane
2. ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Hongi Hika Biography
3. ^ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Hongi Hika
4. ^ A Manukau Timeline
5. ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: 1825 New Zealand Company
6. ^ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: William White

[edit] Births

[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 1825 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1825