1828 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1828 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- King George IV
- 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
- Thomas Gillies, politician.[16]
- Approximate
- Tohu Kākahi, Māori prophet and pacifist leader.[17]
Deaths
- 3, 6 or 7 March (see above) Hongi Hika, New Zealand Chief (born 1772)
- Undated
- Te Whareumu, Ngati Manu chief.[18]
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
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Hongi Hika Biography
- ^ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Hongi Hika
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.508
- ^ "First Commercial Shipyard in Horeke". Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ISBN 978-1-86969-439-5.
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Guard Biography
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 173
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 457
- ^ "New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Tapsell Biography". Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 221
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 291
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 293
- ^ McMillan, N. A. C. (22 June 2007). "Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von 1828 - 1868'". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
- ISBN 978-1-74175-378-3
- OCLC 154283103.
- ^ Smith, Ailsa. (22 June 2007). "Tohu Kakahi 1828 - 1907". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
- ^ Ballara, Angela. (22 June 2007). "Pomare II ? - 1850". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.