1832 in New Zealand

1832 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State – King William IV
*Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Richard Bourke.

Government and law

*British Resident in New Zealand – James Busby is appointed in March [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/B/BusbyJames/BusbyJames/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Busby Biography] ] but does not arrive in New Zealand until 10 May 1833.

Events

*19 April – Construction of the Stone Store at Kerikeri begins.

Undated

* The Weller brothers whaling station at Otakou is destroyed by fire before whaling operations have begun. It is soon rebuilt. [http://www.weller.org.uk/cgi-bin/FamilyTree/ShowFamily.pl?ShowPerson=Active&PersonID=384&SortPeopleBy=GivenName Weller family Tree: Joseph Brooks] ] (see 1831 & 1835)
*Ngāti Toa under chief and war leader Te Rauparaha capture and destroy the Ngāi Tahu stronghold of Kaiapoi pa.
* Te Rauparaha and Ngāti Toa capture the Ngāi Tahu pā at Onawe on Akaroa harbour and massacre the inhabitants.
*Ngā Puhi attack Otumoetai pā. [http://ourcity.tauranga.govt.nz/heritage/timeline/ Tauranga History Timeline] ]

References

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Births

* (in England): John Davies Ormond, politician.
* Thomas Thompson, 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 1832 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1832


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