1828 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1828 in New Zealand.

Incumbents[]

Regal and viceregal[]

  • Head of State – King George IV
  • Governor of New South Wales – General Ralph Darling

Events[]

  • 3,[1] 6[2] or 7[3] March - Ngāpuhi rangatira (chief) and war leader Hongi Hika dies at Whangaroa.
  • 4 May - The 40-ton schooner Enterprise, the second sailing ship built in New Zealand, is wrecked in a storm north of the Hokianga, with the loss of all hands.[4]
  • 6 May - The 55-ton schooner Herald, the first sailing ship built in New Zealand, is wreaked on the Hokianga bar, with no loss of life.[5][6]
Undated
  • John Guard establishes a subsidiary whaling station at Kakapo Bay in Port Underwood.[7][8][9] (see 1827)
  • Phillip Tapsell sets up a flax trading post at Maketu.[10][11]
  • Whalers Dicky Barrett, Jacky Love and others establish a trading post at Ngamotu Beach, the first Europeans to settle in the New Plymouth area.[12][13]

Births[]

  • 15 February (in Prussia): Gustavus von Tempsky, adventurer, soldier and painter.[14]
  • 23 March (in Scotland): Charles O'Neill, politician and philanthropist.[15]
Undated
Approximate

Deaths[]

  • 3, 6 or 7 March (see above) Hongi Hika, New Zealand Chief (born 1772)
Undated

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Hongi Hika Biography
  2. ^ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Hongi Hika
  3. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.508
  4. ^ "First Commercial Shipyard in Horeke". Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Appendix IV - The Herald (H. Williams, Journal, 8 May 1828; Marianne Williams, Journal, 11 May 1828)". Williams, H. The Early Journals of Henry Williams, p. 479-494. 1961. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  6. ^ Fitzgerald, Caroline (2011). Te Wiremu: Henry Williams – Early Years in the North. Huia Publishers, New Zealand. pp. 109–111 & 150–152. ISBN 978-1-86969-439-5.
  7. ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Guard Biography
  8. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 173
  9. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 457
  10. ^ "New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Tapsell Biography". Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  11. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 221
  12. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 291
  13. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 293
  14. ^ McMillan, N. A. C. (22 June 2007). "Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von 1828 - 1868'". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
  15. ^ Captain Charles, engineer of charity: the remarkable life of Charles Gordon O'Neill by Stephen Utick (2008, Allen & Unwin, NSW) ISBN 978-1-74175-378-3
  16. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  17. ^ Smith, Ailsa. (22 June 2007). "Tohu Kakahi 1828 - 1907". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
  18. ^ Ballara, Angela. (22 June 2007). "Pomare II ? - 1850". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
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