1830 in New Zealand
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State – King George IV dies on 26 June and is succeeded by his brother King William IV.
- Governor of New South Wales – General Ralph Darling
[edit] Events
- 10 January - The first whaling ship, the Antarctic, enters Lyttelton Harbour, which Captain Morell calls 'Cook's Harbour'.[1]
- 3 February - John Guard arrives in Sydney with a cargo of whale oil, the first to be shipped from the South Island.[2][3]
- 21 April – Phillip Tapsell is married to Karuhi, sister of a Nga Puhi chief, by Samuel Marsden.[4]
- 31 July - William Yate returns from 6 months 'training' in printing at Sydney with a printing press. His attempts at printing are not particularly successful.[5][6] (see also 1834 & 1835)
- 26 October - Te Rauparaha and 120 Ngāti Toa warriors leave Kapiti Island for Akaroa on the hired brig Elizabeth.[7]
- 6 November - After 3 or 4 days hidden aboard the Elizabeth while anchored in Akaroa, Te Rauparaha and his warriors attack and massacre a village[8] of local Kāi Tahu, and then cannabilising them.[7]
- November – Phillip Tapsell settles in Maketu in the Bay of Plenty and begins trading for flax.[4] (see also 1828)
[edit] Undated
- John Guard marries Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Parker in Sydney. She[9] leaves Sydney on the schooner Waterloo on 7 November and arrives at Te Awaiti before the end of the year. Betty Guard is the first European women to settle permanently in the South Island.[10]
- A whaling station is operating from Porirua.
- Jack Duff, a trader, is the first known European to visit the Palmerston North area. He travels by whaleboat up river as far inland as Woodville and returns to Porirua.[11]
- The first inland mission is started at Waimate North.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ Christchurch: a chronology
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Guard Biography
- ^ New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: The Old Whaling Days 1
- ^ a b Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Phillip Tapsell
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 185
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Printing
- ^ a b New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: The Old Whaling Days 2
- ^ This village is not to be confused with the much larger pā at Onawe which Te Rauparaha destroyed in late 1831 or early 1832.
- ^ It is not known if her husband travelled with her or had already left for New Zealand.
- ^ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Elizabeth Guard
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Palmerston North
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 474.
[edit] Births
- (in Ireland): Charles Bowen, politician.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1830 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1830
