1842 in New Zealand

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See also:
  • Other events of 1842
  • Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1842 in New Zealand.

Population[]

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

Incumbents[]

Regal and viceregal[]

  • 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.

Government and law[]

Main centre leaders[]

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

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 publishes 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.[4]
  • 29 August: The Auckland Times begins publication. It runs until 1846.[7]

Undated[]

  • Copper is discovered on Kawau Island and a mine established.[8]

Sport[]

Cricket[]

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

Horse racing[]

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

Births[]

  • 7 August: (in the Hutt Valley) Edward Riddiford, runholder
  • 25 November: William Downie Stewart, politician
  • (unknown date): Charles Rous-Marten, journalist and railway writer (in England)

Deaths[]

  • 7 March: Wiremu Kingi Maketu, first person executed in New Zealand under British rule
  • 5 June: Charles Armitage Brown, pioneer New Plymouth businessman
  • 10 September: William Hobson, first Governor of New Zealand
  • 22 November: Te Kakapi-o-te-rangi Te Wharepouri, tribal leader

Unknown date[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at "Long-term data series". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008., in particular "A1.1 Total population.xls". Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Early Auckland area newspapers". Auckland City Libraries.
  3. ^ "Government Maori Publications". New Zealand Electronic Text Centre.
  4. ^ a b "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
  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. Vol. 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. Statistics New Zealand. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
  8. ^ Dunmore, Patricia, ed. (1977). The Dunmore Book of New Zealand Records. p. 21. ISBN 0-908564-08-2.
  9. ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
  10. ^ New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: Early Wellington

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