1833 in New Zealand
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 1833 in New Zealand: |
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
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[edit] Government and law
[edit] Events
- 10 May – James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands on HMS Imogene.[1]
- 16 May – James Busby meets 22 leading chiefs at Paihia and reads them a message from King William IV.[1]
- October/November – Alfred Nesbitt Brown along with Henry Williams, John Morgan and ? Fairburn visit the Thames Valley and reach Matamata.[2] [3](see also 1834 & 1835)
- November/December – A mission is established at Puriri.[3]
[edit] Undated
- The building of the house for James Busby is begun. After the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi there in 1840 it will be known as the Treaty House.
- The keystone above the door of the Stone Store in Kerikeri is carved.
- Late in the year[4] Louisa, daughter of John and Elizabeth Guard, is born at Port Underwood. She is the first female European child born in the South Island.[5][6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Busby Biography
- ^ Some sources (eg. New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Matatmata) suggest the mission at Matamata was established at this time. This appears to have been confused with the establishment of the Puriri mission.
- ^ a b New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Brown Biography
- ^ New Zealand History online: The Harriet Affair 1834
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Guard Biography
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 10.
[edit] Births
- 1 January (in Scotland): Robert Lawson, architect.
- 14 September (in Scotland): John Bryce, politician.
[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 1833 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1833
