1842 in New Zealand

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Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government and law 2.3 Main centre leaders 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Cricket 6.2 Horse racing 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 References 10 See also

[edit] Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1842 was 76,900 Māori and 10,992 non-Māori (a 120% increase in 1 year). ^[1]

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – Captain William Hobson dies on 10 September. His replacement Captain Robert Fitzroy does not arrive until 26 December 1843.

[edit] Government and law

• Chief Justice – William Martin

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Wellington - George Hunter is elected Mayor on 3 October, the first Mayor in New Zealand. (see also 1843)

[edit] Events

• 1 January: The Government begins publication of a monthly magazine in Māori, Te Karere o Nui Tireni (The Messenger of New Zealand). It publishes until 1846, and is revived as The Maori Messenger and Te Manuhiri Tuarangi between 1849 and 1863.^[2][3]
• 1 February: The first settlers arrive in Nelson aboard the Fifeshire.
• 24 February: The Bay of Islands Observer begins publishing. The newspaper published its last issue on 27 October 1842.^[4]
• 12 March: The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle is first published. It continues until 1874.^[5]
• 6 April: The New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette, which was founded in 1841, ceases publication.^[6][7]
• April: The Auckland Standard begins publication. It folds on 28 August, after four months.^[6]
• May : Wellington becomes a Borough.
• 2 August: The New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser begins publishing. It lasts for one year.^[8]
• 29 August: The Auckland Times begins publication. It runs until 1846.^[7]

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Appointments and awards

• Bishop of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

The first recorded game in Wellington is played in December.^[9]

[edit] Horse racing

• 20 October - Races are held on the beach at Petone.^[10]

[edit] Births

• William Downie Stewart, politician. ^[11]

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

1. ^ Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at "Long-term data series". Retrieved on 2008-03-14., in particular "A1.1 Total population.xls" (Excel). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
2. ^ "Early Auckland area newspapers". Auckland City Libraries.
3. ^ "Government Maori Publications". New Zealand Electronic Text Centre.
4. ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000 p 13. Statistics New Zealand.
5. ^ "Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle". National Library of New Zealand.
6. ^ ^{a b} Dr. T. M. Hocken F.L.S. (9 July 1902). The Beginnings of Literature in New Zealand: Part II., the English Section—Newspapers 34. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961, p 109. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000 11. Statistics New Zealand.
8. ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840-2000 p 13. Statistics New Zealand.
9. ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications
10. ^ New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: Early Wellington
11. ^ New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)

[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 1842 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1842