1824 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 is recalled on 29 December but only leaves in December 1825[1] when his successor, General Ralph Darling, arrives. Darling is appointed this year but only arrives in New South Wales on 25 December 1825.
Events
- 3 April – George Clarke arrives in the Bay of Islands having taken passage from Sydney on board the French corvette La Coquille.[2][3] La Coquille is commanded by Louis Isidore Duperrey, with Jules Dumont d'Urville as second-in-command, and will go on to complete a global circumnavigation.
- Undated
- George Clarke starts one of the first schools for Māori children, at Kerikeri.[4]
- John Kelly marries (Mary) Hine-tuhawaiki and settles at Ruapuke Island.[2][5] Hine may have been a relative of Tuhawaiki ’Bloody Jack’, later paramount chief of Ngai Tahu, whose stronghold was on Ruapuke.[6]
- James Spencer sets up a trading post for whalers visiting Foveaux Strait at Bluff which is claimed to be the earliest permanent European settlement which will later grow into a town.[7][8][9]
Births
- 6 April (in England): George Waterhouse, 7th Premier of New Zealand.[10]
- 1 May (in Germany): Julius von Haast, geologist [11]
- 24 November (in England): Richard Barcham Shalders, founder of the YMCA in New Zealand.[12]
- c. 18 December (in England): John Hall, 12th Premier of New Zealand [13]
- 23 December (in England): Thomas Potts, naturalist.[14]
- Undated
- (in Ireland): Thomas Henry FitzGerald, politician.[15]
- (in Australia): Gabriel Read, gold prospector.[16]
Deaths
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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
- ^ a b Early European Visits to NZ
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: George Clarke Biography
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.185.
- ^ According to Family of John Kelly they were married on 29 January 1844 at Ruapuke Island by Bishop Selwyn. They had a son in 1828 (later baptised), so the 1824 date is probably correct for marriage according to Māori custom and the later date that of the Christian confirmation.
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 386.
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 38.
- ^ Bluff History
- ^ This claim can be argued on at least two grounds. The mission at Kerikeri was undoubtedly earlier and is now considerably larger than Bluff. There is also no indication that there is more than one European at Bluff at this time which might not be sufficient to qualify as a settlement.
- ^ Foster, B.J. (1966). "Waterhouse, Hon. George Marsden". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ nature 37, 87-87 (24 November 1887)
- ^ Barcham family website
- ^ Gardner, W. J. (22 June 2007). "Hall, John 1824 - 1907". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
- ^ McKinnon, AD. (1966). "Potts, Thomas Henry". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Jones, Ronald (1966). "Read, Gabriel". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.