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1834 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during
1834 in New Zealand
.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State
âÂÂ
King William IV
Governor of New South Wales
âÂÂ
Major-General Sir Richard Bourke
Government and law
British Resident in New Zealand
âÂÂ
James Busby
Events
March
âÂÂ
James Busby
convenes a meeting of
MÃÂori
chiefs from northern New Zealand. They will become the
United Tribes of New Zealand
.
9 March or 20 March â The
United Tribes of New Zealand
choose a design for their
flag
.
30 December âÂÂ
William Colenso
,
printer
/
missionary
for the
Church Missionary Society
, arrives at
Paihia
in the
Bay of Islands
.
Undated
The house for
James Busby
is completed. After the signing of the
Treaty of Waitangi
there in
1840
it will be known as the
Treaty House
.
Late in the year a site is chosen for a mission at
Matamata
by
Alfred Nesbitt Brown
and
William Williams
. (see also
1833
&
1835
)
The establishment of the
Anglican
mission
at Te Papa peninsula,
Tauranga
, is begun late in the year.
While in
England
,
Thomas McDonnell
is appointed
Additional British Resident in New Zealand
(or early 1835)
Two
MÃÂori
converts returning from the
Bay of Islands
introduce
Christianity
to
Gisborne
. (see also
1838
)
Births
14 February (in England):
William Odgers
R.N., Victoria Cross recipient.
16 March (in Scotland):
James Hector
, geologist.
Undated
Malcolm Fraser
, surveyor.
Approximate
Alfred Henry Burton
, photographer.
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
External links