- 1831 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 succeedsGeneral Ralph Darling on22 October .Events
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1 October [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1G23 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Elizabeth Guard] ] - John Guard Junior born at his father's whaling station at Te Awaiti inTory Channel . He is the first European child born in theSouth Island . [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GuardJohn/GuardJohn/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Guard Biography] ] [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/maori-european-contact-pre-1840/the-harriet-affair New Zealand History online: The Harriet Affair 1834] ] Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 427.] Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 10.]
*11 October - The first marriage between two Europeans in New Zealand is performed at Waimate North.William Gilbert Puckey [The Wises entry erroneously has William GEORGE Puckey who was in fact William and Mathilda's first child.] marries Mathilda Davis.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 474.] [http://www.raylong.plus.com/monique/d531.html#P9170 The Family Research of Monique Jones] ]
*November – TheWeller brothers return (see below) in the "Lucy Ann" and establish a whaling station atOtakou .
*25 December - John Guard Junior baptised inSydney . (see above)Undated
*Joseph Brooks Weller commissions a vessel from shipbuilders on
Stewart Island . [This vessel may have been the "Joseph Weller" mentioned in “Wises New Zealand Guide 7th Edition, 1979. p.405.” as having been the first ship built on the island some time after 1826.]
*Joseph Brooks Weller arrives inOtago Harbour on the "Sir George Murray" and makes an agreement with localMāori claiming territory for King William IV before returning toSydney .
*Ngāti Toa under chief and war leaderTe Rauparaha besiegeNgāi Tahu stronghold ofKaiapoi pā.
*Traders led by Joe Rowe are the first Europeans to visit theWanganui area.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 494.]Births
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24 November (in Dublin):Rose Whitty , convent founder. [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15615a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia] ]Deaths
References
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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 1831 not specifically related to New Zealand see":
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