1859 in New Zealand

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See also:
  • Other events of 1859
  • Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1859 in New Zealand.

Incumbents[]

Regal and viceregal[]

  • Head of State — Queen Victoria
  • Governor — Colonel Thomas Gore Browne

Government and law[]

The 2nd Parliament continues.

Events[]

  • 10 January: Pencarrow Head Lighthouse becomes the first permanent lighthouse in New Zealand. Its first keeper is Mary Jane Bennett, the only woman to hold the position.[1]
  • 13 April: The New Zealand Advertiser starts publishing in Wellington. In 1867 it is incorporated into the New Zealand Times, but it is restored for six months in 1868.[2]
  • 3 October: The Auckland Independent begins publishing. It barely survives into the following year.[3]

Undated[]

The first wharf is built at Onehunga.[4]

Births[]

  • 1 January (in England): John Dumbell, rugby union player.
  • 18 November (in Scotland): James Nairn, painter

Unknown date[]

Deaths[]

  • 7 April – John Gray, soldier, politician (born 1801)
  • 20 April – James Kelly, Australian explorer who was involved in a feud on Otago Peninsula (born 1791)
  • 30 April – Henry Despard, soldier (born c.1784)
  • 20 July – Alexander Shepherd, public servant and second Colonial Treasurer (born c.1797)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ministry for Culture and Heritage. "Mary Bennett". Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Onehunga Dateline". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.

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