New Ulster was a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
of the
Colony of New Zealand that existed between 1841 and 1853. It was named after the
Irish province
There have been four Provinces of Ireland: Connacht (Connaught), Leinster, Munster, and Ulster. The Irish word for this territorial division, , meaning "fifth part", suggests that there were once five, and at times Meath has been considered ...
of
Ulster
Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label=Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...
.
Creation
Between 1841 and 1846, the province included all the
North Island
The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-larges ...
. With the passing of the
New Zealand Constitution Act 1846, the province was defined as the
North Island
The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-larges ...
north of the
Patea River mouth. Like the other province of New Zealand at the time,
New Munster Province, New Ulster Province was headed by a
Lieutenant-Governor who reported to the
Governor of New Zealand.
Abolition
In 1852, a new
Constitution Act was passed, and the New Ulster province was abolished and divided into
Auckland Province, part of the
Wellington Province and
New Plymouth province (later Taranaki Province).
Lieutenant-Governors
*
George Dean Pitt (14 February 1848 – 8 January 1851)
*
Robert Henry Wynyard (26 April 1851 – 7 March 1853)
References
Rulers.org
External links
The Seal of New Ulster
Provinces of New Zealand
States and territories established in 1841
States and territories disestablished in 1853
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