1834 in New Zealand
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[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government and law
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- March – James Busby convenes a meeting of Māori chiefs from northern New Zealand. They will become the United Tribes of New Zealand.
- 9 March[1] or 20 March[2] – The United Tribes of New Zealand choose a design for their flag.
- 30 December – William Colenso, printer/missionary for the Church Missionary Society, arrives at Paihia in the Bay of Islands.[3]
[edit] Undated
- The house for James Busby is completed. After the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi there in 1840 it will be known as the Treaty House.
- Late in the year a site is chosen for a mission at Matamata by Alfred Nesbitt Brown and William Williams.[4] (see also 1833 & 1835)
- The establishment of the Anglican mission at Te Papa peninsula, Tauranga is begun late in the year.[5]
- While in England, Thomas McDonnell is appointed Additional British Resident in New Zealand[6] (or early 1835[7])
- Two Māori converts returning from the Bay of Islands introduce Christianity to Gisborne.[8] (see also 1838)
[edit] References
- ^ Flag of the United Tribes
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Busby Biography
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Colenso Biography
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Brown Biography
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 422.
- ^ British Residents in New Zealand
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: McDonnell Snr. Biography
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 113.
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[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 1834 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1834
