1821 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State – King George IV
- Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane, advised of his appointment on 3 November 1820, arrives in Sydney on 7 November.[1] His predecessor, Lachlan Macquarie, whose resignation had finally been accepted at the end of 1820 does not leave New South Wales until 12 February 1822.[2]
Events
- 12 July – Thomas Kendall, Hongi Hika and Waikato arrive back in the Bay of Islands from their trip to England. While in England they have helped to compile a Maori dictionary, met King George IV who gave Hongi a suit of armour, and Hongi has acquired a number of muskets (his primary purpose).[3][4][5][6]
- 20 July – Grass is sown for the first time in New Zealand, on land cleared from fern at Kerikeri.[7]
- 5 September – Hongi Hika and 2000 Ngā Puhi, armed with 1000 muskets, lay siege to Mauinaina pā at Tamaki. The pā is taken and the inhabitants massacred.[6][8]
- September
- – John Gare Butler and his family move into the Mission House even though it is still unfinished.[7]
- Undated
- Construction of the Mission House is started.[7]
- Late in the year Hongi Hika and Ngā Puhi lay siege to the Ngāti Maru pā at Te Totara (Thames), but after 2 days they make peace with the defenders and withdraw. They return that night and take the pā without difficulty.[6]
- Te Rauparaha and Ngāti Toa move south from Kawhia to resettle in Taranaki after several defeats by Waikato and Ngāti Maniapoto.[9][10]
Births
- 21 February (in Scotland): James Menzies, Superintendent of Southland Province.[11]
- 12 July (in England): William Richmond, politician.[12]
- 10 August (in England): John Turnbull Thomson, engineer and surveyor.[13]
- 29 August (in Kerikeri): Elizabeth Fairburn (later Elizabeth Colenso), missionary and Bible translator.[14]
- 10 September (in England): William Jervois, 10th Governor of New Zealand[15]
- 2 November (in Ireland): George Bowen, 5th Governor of New Zealand.[16]
- Undated
- John Bacot, politician.[17]
- (in England): Samuel Bealey, runholder and politician.[18]
- (in England): Thomas Brunner, explorer.[19]
- (in Scotland): John Cargill, politician.[17]
- Oswald Curtis, politician.[17]
- George Hunter, politician.[17]
- (in England): Charles Kettle, surveyor of Dunedin.[20]
- Reader Wood, politician.[17]
- Approximate
- (in England): William Montgomery, politician and merchant.[21]
- (in Ireland): George O'Brien, painter.[22]
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
- ↑ Dictionary of Australian Biography Sir Thomas Brisbane
- ↑ Dictionary of Australian Biography: Lachlan Macquarie
- ↑ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Thomas Kendall Biography
- ↑ Binney, Judith. "Kendall, Thomas 1778?–1832". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Ballara, Angela. "Hongi Hika 1772–1828". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Hongi Hika Biography
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.185.
- ↑ A Manukau Timeline
- ↑ Oliver, Steven. "Te Rauparaha ?–1849". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Oliver, Steven. "Te Pehi Kupe ?–1828". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Hall-Jones, John. "Menzies, James Alexander Robertson 1821 – 1888". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Bagnall, A.G. (1966). "Richmond, Christopher William". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ↑ Strathern, G.M. (1966). "Thomson, John Turnbull". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ↑ Murray, Janet E. "Colenso, Elizabeth 1821 – 1904". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ McGibbon, Ian. "Jervois, William Francis Drummond 1821 – 1897". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Death of Sir George Bowen, Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9676, 23 February 1899, Page 2
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ Macdonald, G.R. (1966). "Bealey, Samuel". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ↑ Nancy M. Taylor (ed.), Early travellers in New Zealand, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959.
- ↑ Hocken T.M. (1898) Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand [Settlement of Otago] London, UK: Sampson Low, Marston and Company.
- ↑ Gardner, W. J. "Montgomery, William 1821? – 1914". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Collins, R. D. J. "O'Brien, George 1821? – 1888". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
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