1844 in New Zealand

Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1844 was 73,900 Māori and 12,447 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

Government and law

*Chief Justice – William Martin

Events

* 26 January: Governor Robert FitzRoy arrives in Wellington to investigate the Wairau Affray. [ [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=26/01 NZhistory.net] ]
* February: "The Bay of Islands Advocate" ceases publishing. It began in 1843. [cite book|url=http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_34/rsnz_34_00_001140.html|chapter=Art. VI.—The Beginnings of Literature in New Zealand: Part II., the English Section—Newspapers|pages=p 107|author=Dr. T. M. Hocken F.L.S.|date=9 July 1902|title=Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961]
*25 September: "The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator" prints its final issue. 369 issues were produced. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.NZGWS|title=New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]
*12 October: "The New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian" begins publishing in Wellington. It published weekly until its demise in 1865. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.NZSCSG|title=New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]

Arts and literature

Appointments and awards

*Bishop of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn

port

Cricket

Horse racing

References

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Births

* (in Ireland): James Colvin, politician. [ ["The New Zealand Liberals: the Years of Power 1891-1912" by David Hamer (1988, Auckland University Press, Auckland)] ]
* John Sheehan, 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 1844 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1844