The following lists events that happened during 1851 in New Zealand.

Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of

1851 Events January–March * January 11 – Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion. * January 15 – Christian Female College, modern-day Columbia College, receives its charter from the Missouri General Assembly. ...

is 64,350 Māori and 26,707 non-Māori.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

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 l ...

–

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

–

Sir George Grey Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. He served in a succession of governing positions: Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Gov ...

Government and law

* Chief Justice — William Martin * Lieutenant Governor, New Munster —

Edward John Eyre Edward John Eyre (5 August 181530 November 1901) was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and Governor of Jamaica. Early life Eyre was born in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, shortly before his family moved to ...

* Lieutenant Governor, New Ulster —

George Dean Pitt Major-General George Dean-Pitt, KH (1781 or 1772 – 8 January 1851) was Lieutenant-Governor of the former New Zealand Province of New Ulster from 14 February 1848 to his death on 8 January 1851. Early life He was born George Dean, the illegit ...

until 8 January.

Robert Henry Wynyard Robert Henry Wynyard (24 December 1802 – 6 January 1864) was a New Zealand colonial administrator, serving at various times as Lieutenant Governor of New Ulster Province, Administrator of the Government, and was the first Superintendent o ...

from 26 April.

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amalga ...

— Archibald Clark

Events

*Governor Grey issues a charter creating the Borough of

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...

. Archibald Clark becomes Mayor.History of Auckland City: Mayors
(see also

1852 Events January–March * January 14 – President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic. * January 15 – Nine men representing various Jewish charitable organizations come tog ...

) *11 January: The ''

Otago Witness The ''Otago Witness'' was a prominent illustrated weekly newspaper in the early years of the European settlement of New Zealand, produced in Dunedin, the provincial capital of Otago. Published weekly it existed from 1851 to 1932. The introduction ...

'' begins publication. It publishes fortnightly until August, and then weekly until its demise in 1932. *11 January: The ''

Lyttelton Times The ''Lyttelton Times'' was the first newspaper in Canterbury, New Zealand, publishing the first edition in January 1851. It was established by the Canterbury Association as part of its planned settlement of Canterbury and developed into a libera ...

'' begins publication. It will change its name to the ''Christchurch Times'' in 1929, and continue until 1935. *1 November: First national census held in New Zealand, counting

European European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe ...

dwellings and population only. *24 December: The ''Governor Wynyard'', the first steamer built in New Zealand, is launched at

Freemans Bay Freemans Bay is the name of a former bay and now inner city suburb of Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand. The bay has been filled in to a considerable extent, with the reclamation area now totally concealing the ancient shoreline. Hist ...

Undated

*Wynyard Pier is the first wharf built on the

waterfront.New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: Some Interesting Occurrences in Early Auckland
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Births

* 31 March:

Francis Bell Francis Bell may refer to: * Arthur Bell (martyr) (1590–1643), also known as Francis Bell, Franciscan and English martyr *Dillon Bell (Francis Dillon Bell; 1822–1898), New Zealand politician, father of the New Zealand Prime Minister * Francis B ...

, politician and 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand. * 11 September:

Henry Samuel Fitzherbert Henry Samuel Fitzherbert (11 September 1851 – 5 February 1912) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand and a lawyer. He was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch and Melbourne University. He was a lawyer in ...

, lawyer and politician.

Deaths

* 8 January:

, Lieutenant Governor of New Ulster * 29 January:

Wiremu Piti Pomare Wiremu Piti Pomare (? – 29 January 1851) was a New Zealand Māori leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Mutunga iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or ...

, tribal leader * 28 October: Wiremu Hikairo, tribal leader

References

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