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1822 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during
1822 in New Zealand
.
Events
22 January âÂÂ
Samuel Leigh
and his wife arrive in the
Bay of Islands
to start the first
Wesleyan
mission. They stay at Te Puna with the Hall family of the
Church Missionary Society
for the next 16 months.
JanuaryâÂÂFebruary
âÂÂ
Hongi Hika
leads 2000
NgÃÂ Puhi
south to attack Matakitaki pa near
Pirongia
.
FebruaryâÂÂMarch
âÂÂ
NgÃÂti Toa
under Te Raparaha leave the
Taranaki
and move to the
Horowhenua
-
KÃÂpiti
region.
May
â The
NgÃÂ Puhi
, armed with muskets, capture Matakitaki with great slaughter. Many of the defenders have not experienced musket warfare before and flee in panic trampling many to death.
Te Wherowhero
is one of the leaders of the defenders.
August
â The
Church Missionary Society
decides to dismiss
Thomas Kendall
. (see
1823
)
NovemberâÂÂDecember
â The
sloop
Snapper
,
Captain
W. L. Edmondson, calls into
Taiari / Chalky Inlet
(southwestern
Fiordland
) and meets
James Caddell
, a tattooed European living with local Maori. Caddell guides them to
Ruapuke Island
and then to
Bluff
. (see
1810
)
27 December â The
Snapper
is the first deep-sea vessel to enter what will become the port at
Bluff
. (see also
1813
)
Undated
The
Kerikeri Mission House
is completed.
NgÃÂti Toa
under senior chief
Te PÃÂhi Kupe
capture
Kapiti Island
.
Births
10 March (in England):
Charles Carter
, contractor, philanthropist.
22 September (in England):
James Crowe Richmond
, politician and painter.
8 October (in France): Francis
Dillon Bell
, politician.
Unknown date
Edward Connolly
, politician.
William Cutten
, politician and newspaper publisher.
Approximate
TÃÂwhiao
, 2nd MÃÂori king.
See also
History of New Zealand
List of years in New Zealand
Military history of New Zealand
Timeline of New Zealand history
Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
Timeline of the New Zealand environment
References
External links