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1850 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1850 in New Zealand. Population The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1850 is 65,650 Māori and 22,108 non-Māori. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – Queen Victoria *Governor – Sir George Grey Government and law * Chief Justice – William Martin * Lieutenant Governor, New Munster – Edward John Eyre * Lieutenant Governor, New Ulster – George Dean Pitt Events *16 December – The ''Charlotte-Jane'', one of the First Four Ships bringing settlers to Canterbury arrives in Lyttelton Harbour followed by the ''Randolph'' later the same afternoon. *17 December – The ''George Seymour'' arrives in Lyttelton. *21 December – ''Otago News'' finishes publication. The newspaper started in 1848. *27 December – The ''Cressy'' is the last of the First Four Ships to arrive at Lyttelton. Foundations * St Mary's Seminary Births * 7 January: Joseph James Fletcher, Australian biologist (d. 1926) * 8 Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Of State
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and legitimacy. Depending on the country's form of government and separation of powers, the head of state may be a ceremonial figurehead or concurrently the head of government and more (such as the president of the United States, who is also commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces). In a parliamentary system, such as the United Kingdom or India, the head of state usually has mostly ceremonial powers, with a separate head of government. However, in some parliamentary systems, like South Africa, there is an executive president that is both head of state and head of government. Likewise, in some parliamentary systems the head of state is not the head of government, but still has significant powers, for example Morocco. In contrast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph James Fletcher
Joseph James Fletcher (7 January 1850 – 15 May 1926) was an Australian biologist, winner of the 1921 Clarke Medal. Fletcher was born at Auckland, New Zealand the son of the Rev Joseph Horner Fletcher, a Methodist clergyman, and his wife Kate, ''née'' Green. The family arrived in Australia early in 1861, and, after a term of four years in Queensland (where Joseph James studied at Ipswich Grammar School), Rev. Fletcher went to Sydney to become principal of Newington College, from 1865 to 1887. J. J. Fletcher completed his schooling at Newington (1865–1867) and then went to the University of Sydney and graduating BA in 1870 and MA in 1876. In between these years he was a master at Wesley College, Melbourne, under Professor M. H. Irving. As no science degree was offered in Australia, in 1876 resigned from Wesley and went to London, initially studying at the Royal School of Mines and University College, University of London where he studied biology and took his BSc degree the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of The New Zealand Environment
This is a timeline of environmental history of New Zealand. It includes notable events affecting the natural environment of New Zealand as a result of human activity. Pre 1700s 14th century- *Arrival of Māori who brought with them the kiore rat. 16th century *Final extinction of all eleven species of moa. 1642 * Tasman is first European to reach New Zealand. 1760s 1769 * New Zealand mapped by James Cook, and the Norway rat believed to have arrived in New Zealand aboard his ship, the Endeavour. Feral pigs – called " Captain Cookers" in New Zealand – possibly arrived with Cook in the course of visits to New Zealand (1773-1774) during his second voyage (1772-1775). 1790s *European sealers and whalers arrive. 1800s *Gorse introduced as hedging plant. * Rabbits introduced *Sheep and cattle introduced. 1830s 1837 * Australian brush-tailed possum introduced. 1840s 1840 *Treaty of Waitangi 1860s *Ship rat spreads throughout North Island. 1860 *Australian magpie introdu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military History Of New Zealand
The military history of New Zealand is an aspect of the history of New Zealand that spans several hundred years. When first settled by Māori people, Māori almost a millennium ago, there was much land and resources, but war began to break out as the country's carrying capacity was approached. Initially being fought with close range weapons of wood and stone, this continued on and off until Europeans arrived, bringing with them new weapons such as muskets. Colonisation by British Empire, Britain led to the New Zealand Wars in the 19th century in which settler and imperial troops and their Māori allies fought against other Māori and a handful of Pākehā. In the first half of the 20th century, New Zealanders of all races fought alongside Britain in the Boer War and both World Wars. In the second half of the century and into this century the New Zealand Defence Force has provided token assistance to the United States in several conflicts. New Zealand has also contributed troops ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of New Zealand
The history of New Zealand ( Aotearoa) dates back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, when the main settlement period started, after it was discovered and settled by Polynesians, who developed a distinct Māori culture. Like other Pacific cultures, Māori society was centred on kinship links and connection with the land but, unlike them, it was adapted to a cool, temperate environment rather than a warm, tropical one. The first European explorer known to visit New Zealand was Dutch navigator Abel Tasman on 13 December 1642. In 1643 he charted the west coast of the North Island, his expedition then sailed back to Batavia without setting foot on New Zealand soil. British explorer James Cook, who reached New Zealand in October 1769 on the first of his three voyages, was the first European to circumnavigate and map New Zealand. From the late 18th century, the country was regularly visited by explorers and other sailors, missionaries, traders and adventurers. In 1840 the Treaty of Waitangi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of New Zealand History
This is a timeline of the history of New Zealand that includes only events deemed to be of principal importance – for less important events click the year heading or refer to List of years in New Zealand. Prehistory (to 1000 CE) * 85 mya: Around this time New Zealand splits from the supercontinent Gondwana. * 5 mya: New Zealand's climate cools as Australia drifts north. Animals that have adapted to warm temperate and subtropical conditions become extinct. * 26,500 BP: The Taupō volcano erupts extremely violently, covering much of the country with volcanic ash and causing the Waikato River The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand, running for through the North Island. It rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and flowing through Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake. It th ... to avulse from the Hauraki Plains to its current path through the Waikato to the Tasman Sea. * 18,000 BP: New Zealand's North and Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Years In New Zealand
The table of years in New Zealand is a tabular display of all years in New Zealand, for overview and quick navigation to any year. While a chronological century would include the years (e.g.) 1801 to 1900, and hence a decade would be 1801-1810 etc., for encyclopedic purposes the 100 years and 10 year spans of 1800-1899 and 1800-1809 etc. have been used respectively. __TOC__ Up to 1800 Prior to 1800 in New Zealand 1800s in New Zealand 1900s in New Zealand 2000s in New Zealand See also *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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in New Zealand, List of New Zealand history-related lists New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawiri Tareahi
Rāwiri Tareahi (fl. 1820–1850) was the principal leader of the Ngāti Hinepare subtribe of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi (Māori tribe), in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. He was born Tareahi in the late 18th century, probably at the Ngāti Hinepare settlement of Te Poraiti, on the western shore of Ahuriri Lagoon, near what became the European settlement of Napier. His mother was Te Huripatu, of Ngāti Hinepare, and his father was Waitaringa, of Ngāi Tākaha, a hapū that lived on the upper Ngaruroro River. In the early 18th century Tareahi led Ngāti Hinepare warriors to victory in the battle of Taitimuroa, thus becoming recognised as the principal leader of Ngāti Hinepare. In the early 1820s, during the Musket Wars, northern tribes threatened the Ngāti Kahungunu of Heretaunga (Hawke's Bay) and many of them moved to refuge at Nukutaurua, on Māhia Peninsula. Tareahi and others, however, stayed to defend their home area. The musket-bearing tribes of Waikato, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Rohu
Te Rohu (fl. 1820–1850) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi. She was active from about 1820. Active as the adviser of her father in peace and war, she became known for defeating an enemy army during the Musket wars The Musket Wars were a series of as many as 3,000 battles and raids fought throughout New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands) among Māori between 1807 and 1837, after Māori first obtained muskets and then engaged in an intertribal arms ra .... References 1850 deaths Ngāti Tūwharetoa people Year of birth missing 19th-century women rulers Women in 19th-century warfare {{Māori-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Darby Brind
William Darby Brind (1794–1850) was a master mariner and whaler who settled in New Zealand. He was baptised on 28 July 1794 at St Philip's parish, Birmingham. He died at the Bay of Islands in 1850. Voyages in the South Pacific On 20 March 1820 Brind arrived in the Bay of Islands as the captain of the whaler , which was owned by Samuel Enderby & Sons. The ''Cumberland'' visited Kororareka (nowadays Russell) a number of times, including in August 1821, before sailing for Sydney, Australia in November 1821 with a cargo of whale oil. Brind returned to the Bay as captain of ''Asp'' in December 1822 and in 1823 ''Asp'' made four whaling voyages from Kororareka. In 1824 Captain Brind sailed ''Asp'' to the whaling grounds of Japan. On 17 December 1825 Brind returned to the Bay of Islands as captain of the ''Emily''. From about 1823 until 1826 Captain Brind lived with a daughter of Pōmare I, chief of the Ngāti Manu hapu (subtribe) of the Ngāpuhi. Brind became a friend of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hone Heke
Honing is a kind of metalworking. Hone may also refer to: * Hone (name) (incl. Hōne), a list of people with the surname, given name or nickname * Hõne language Hõne is a Jukunoid language spoken in Gombe State and Taraba State, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a countr ..., spoken in Gombe State and Taraba State, Nigeria * Hône, Italy {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas William Hislop
Thomas William Hislop (8 April 1850 – 2 October 1925) was the Mayor of Wellington from 1905 to 1908, and had represented two South Island electorates in the New Zealand Parliament. Early life He was born in Kirknewton, West Lothian in 1850. His father, John Hislop, was the first secretary for Education in New Zealand. The family left Scotland in 1856 on the ''Strathmore'' and landed in Port Chalmers. They settled in East Taieri. He was educated by his father until the age of twelve, and then attended John Shaw's Grammar School (Albany Street, Dunedin), Dunedin High School and University of Otago, where he studied law. He was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1871, only a few months after his teacher from Shaw's Grammar, Robert Stout (who later became Premier and then Chief Justice). He practised as a lawyer in Oamaru (in a firm where he was a colleague of Stout ), in which town he resided until 1890. After the 1890 election defeat, he moved to Wellington, where he be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
