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1835 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1835 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – King William IV *Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Richard Bourke Government and law * British Resident in New Zealand – James Busby * Additional British Resident in New Zealand – Thomas McDonnell. Events *January ** - William Colenso sets up the first printing press in New Zealand.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 331. *17 February - William Colenso produces the first book in New Zealand, ''The Epistle to the Philippians and the Ephesians'', in Māori. *22 April: Weslyan Missionaries extend south beyond their main base at Hokianga to the Waikato Coast, among them James and Mary Wallis. *28 July - Joseph Brooks Weller, eldest of the Weller brothers, dies of tuberculosis at Otakou. *July ** – Thomas McDonnell, newly appointed Additional British Resident in New Zealand, returns to New Zealand. *28 October – James Busby dra ... [...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] |
Robert FitzRoy
Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy (5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) was an English officer of the Royal Navy and a scientist. He achieved lasting fame as the captain of during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, FitzRoy's second expedition to Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Cone. FitzRoy was a pioneering meteorologist who made accurate daily weather predictions, which he called by a new name of his own invention: "forecasts". In 1854 he established what would later be called the Met Office, and created systems to get weather information to sailors and fishermen for their safety. He was an able surveyor and hydrographer. As Governor of New Zealand, serving from 1843 to 1845, he tried to protect the Māori from illegal land sales claimed by British settlers. Early life and career Robert FitzRoy was born at Ampton Hall, Ampton, Suffolk, England, into the upper echelons of the British aristocracy and a tradition of public service. Through his father, General Lord Charles FitzRoy, Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its '' primus inter pares'' (Latin, 'first among equals'). The Archbishop calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates, and is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akaroa
Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for "Long Harbour", which would be spelled in standard Māori. The area was also named ''Port Louis-Philippe'' by French settlers after the reigning French king Louis Philippe I. The town is by road from Christchurch and is the terminus of State Highway 75. It is set on a sheltered harbour and is overlooked and surrounded by the remnants of a miocene volcano. Akaroa is entirely dependent upon rainfall on the hills. Akaroa is a popular resort town. Many Hector's dolphins may be found within the harbour, and 'swim with the dolphins' boat tours are a major tourist attraction. Ōnuku marae, a (tribal meeting ground) of Ngāi Tahu and its Ōnuku Rūnanga branch, is located in Akaroa. It includes the Karaweko (meeting house). History In 1830, the Māori settlement at Takapūneke, just east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The rank is equal to the army rank of colonel and air force rank of group captain. Equivalent ranks worldwide include ship-of-the-line captain (e.g. France, Argentina, Spain), captain of sea and war (e.g. Brazil, Portugal), captain at sea (e.g. Germany, Netherlands) and " captain of the first rank" (Russia). The NATO rank code is OF-5, although the United States of America uses the code O-6 for the equivalent rank (as it does for all OF-5 ranks). Four of the uniformed services of the United States — the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps — use the rank. Etiquette Any naval officer who commands a ship is addressed by naval custom as "captain" while aboard in command, regardless of their actual rank, even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaling
Whaling is the process of hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that became increasingly important in the Industrial Revolution. It was practiced as an organized industry as early as 875 AD. By the 16th century, it had risen to be the principal industry in the Basque coastal regions of Spain and France. The industry spread throughout the world, and became increasingly profitable in terms of trade and resources. Some regions of the world's oceans, along the animals' migration routes, had a particularly dense whale population, and became the targets for large concentrations of whaling ships, and the industry continued to grow well into the 20th century. The depletion of some whale species to near extinction led to the banning of whaling in many countries by 1969, and to an international cessation of whaling as an industry in the late 1980s. The earliest known forms of whaling date to at least 3000 BC. Coasta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1829 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1829 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – King George IV *Governor of New South Wales – General Ralph Darling Events *29 November – Alfred Nesbitt Brown arrives in Paihia. He is the third ordained minister in New Zealand. ;Undated *James Farrow, the first trader known to have frequented the Tauranga area, arrives for the first time. (see also 1838) *A whaling station is established at Preservation Inlet on the south-west corner of the South Island by Captain William Anglem.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 356 Births * 14 February (in England): Richard Burgess, murderer. * 31 March (in England): Maria Rye, social reformer. * 30 April (in Germany): Ferdinand von Hochstetter, geologist. * 22 July: William Leonard Williams, Māori language scholar and Bishop of Waiapu. * 26 November (in England): Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, Governor of New Zealand. ;Undated * Fred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preservation Inlet
Rakituma / Preservation Inlet is the southernmost fiord in Fiordland National Park and lies on the southwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand. With an area of , it is the fourth largest fiord in New Zealand, after Tamatea / Dusky Sound, Doubtful Sound / Patea, and the neighbouring Taiari / Chalky Inlet to the north. Rakituma was briefly the site of an attempted fishing and gold mining settlement at Cromarty during the 19th century, however this was quickly abandoned once the level of gold declined in relation to more promising fields elsewhere. Geography As with Taiari / Chalky Inlet immediately to the north, Rakituma / Preservation Inlet has reasonably complex geography, resembling an inlet in its outer reaches more than the well-defined fiords to the north. According to Māori legend, these fiords were carved by the demigod Tū-te-raki-whānoa using his adze, Te Hamo. Starting from the south with Rakituma, his initial efforts were rough and resulted in rough coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Jones (Pioneer)
John "Johnny" Jones (March 1809 – 16 March 1869) was a trader and settler in New Zealand. Born in Sydney, Jones was the third son of Thomas Jones, one of the early settlers in New South Wales. He spent his early life on sealing and whaling ships, before becoming a ferryman at Port Jackson. He had an entrepreneurial streak and invested his savings in a way that by the age of 20, he had interests in three whaling ships. He married Sarah Sizemore on 7 January 1828 in Sydney, and they had 11 children, although two died as infants. John Richard Jones was his eldest son. In 1835 Jones and Edwin Palmer went into a partnership to purchase a whaling station in New Zealand and a schooner for whaling. Within the next few years, his shrewd business skills allowed him to gain a controlling interest in seven New Zealand whaling stations. In 1838 he bought a whaling station and land near Waikouaiti, and also purchased a large area of land from Ngāi Tahu chief "Bloody Jack" Tuhawaiki, amoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1836 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1836 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – King William IV *Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Richard Bourke Government and law * British Resident in New Zealand – James Busby * Additional British Resident in New Zealand – Thomas McDonnell until his resignation in July. Events *July ** – Additional British Resident in New Zealand, Thomas McDonnell resigns. *26 December – John Hughes, W.I. Haberfield and others from the Weller brothers whaling station at Otakou arrive in the ''Magnet'' and set up a whaling station on the north side of Moeraki Point.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 265. ;Undated *Captain John Howell is sent by whaler and merchant Johnny Jones to establish a whaling station at Riverton to replace that recently abandoned at Preservation Inlet.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 377.1937 also suggested (see also 1829 and 1835) *The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1834 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1834 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – King William IV *Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Richard Bourke Government and law * British Resident in New Zealand – James Busby Events *March ** – James Busby convenes a meeting of Māori chiefs from northern New Zealand. They will become the United Tribes of New Zealand. *9 March Flag of the United Tribes or 20 March – The United Tribes of New Zealand choose a design for their flag. *30 December – 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1833 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1833 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – King William IV *Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Richard Bourke Government and law * British Resident in New Zealand – James Busby Events *10 May – James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands on HMS ''Imogene''. *16 May – James Busby meets 22 leading chiefs at Paihia and reads them a message from King William IV. *October/November ** – Alfred Nesbitt Brown along with Henry Williams, John Morgan and William Fairburn visit the Thames Valley and reach Matamata.(see also 1834 & 1835) *November/December ** – A mission is established at Puriri. Undated *The building of the house for James Busby is begun. After the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi there in 1840 it will be known as the Treaty House. *The keystone above the door of the Stone Store in Kerikeri is carved. *Late in the year Louisa, daughter of John and Elizabeth Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
