1845 in New Zealand

1845 in New Zealand

Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1845 was 72,500 Māori and 12,774 non-Māori. [Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at cite web |url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/tables/ltds/ltds-population.htm |title=Long-term data series |accessdate=2008-03-14 |format= |work= , in particular cite web |url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/tables/ltds/ltds-population.htm |title=A1.1 Total population.xls |accessdate=2008-03-14 |format=Excel|work= ]

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - Queen Victoria
*Governor – Captain Robert Fitzroy is dismissed on 18 November and replaced by Sir George Grey.

Government and law

*Chief Justice – William Martin

Events

* 19 January: Hone Heke cuts down the British flagstaff at Kororareka for the third time in the lead-up to the Flagstaff War. [ [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=19/01 Today in History | NZHistory ] ]
* 2 April: "The Wellington Independent" publishes its first issue. The newspaper continued to publish bi-weekly or tri-weekly until 1874. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.WI&essay=1&l=en|title=Wellington Independent|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]
* 7 June: "The New Zealander" begins publishing. The Auckland-based newspaper published weekly, then bi-weekly and from 1859 daily. It ceased publishing in 1866. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.NZ|title=New Zealander|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

*Bishop of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn

port

Cricket

Horse racing

References

*

Births

* Samuel Brown, mayor of Wellington.
* Charles Johnston, politician.

Deaths

ee 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 1845 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1845


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