- 1832 in New Zealand
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
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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 until10 May 1833.Events
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19 April – Construction of theStone Store at Kerikeri begins.Undated
* The
Weller brothers whaling station atOtakou 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 leaderTe Rauparaha capture and destroy theNgāi Tahu stronghold of Kaiapoi pa.
*Te Rauparaha andNgāti Toa capture theNgāi Tahu pā atOnawe onAkaroa harbour and massacre the inhabitants.
*Ngā Puhi attackOtumoetai 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
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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":
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