1830 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State – King George IV dies on 26 June and is succeeded by his brother King William IV.
*Governor of New South Wales – General Ralph Darling

Events

*10 January - The first whaling ship, the "Antarctic", enters Lyttelton Harbour, which Captain Morell calls 'Cook's Harbour'. [http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Heritage/Chronology/Year/1830.asp Christchurch: a chronology] ]
*3 February - John Guard arrives in Sydney with a cargo of whale oil, the first to be shipped from the South Island. [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GuardJohn/GuardJohn/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Guard Biography] ] [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-McNOldW-t1-body-d1-d1.html New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: The Old Whaling Days 1] ]
*21 April – Phillip Tapsell is married to Karuhi, sister of a Nga Puhi chief, by Samuel Marsden. [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1T11 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Phillip Tapsell] ]
*31 July - William Yate returns from 6 months 'training' in printing at Sydney with a printing press. His attempts at printing are not particularly successful.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 185] [ [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/P/Printing/GeneralSurvey/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Printing] ] (see also 1834 & 1835)
*26 October - Te Rauparaha and 120 Ngāti Toa warriors leave Kapiti Island for Akaroa on the hired brig "Elizabeth". [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-McNOldW-t1-body-d1-d2.html New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: The Old Whaling Days 2] ]
*6 November - After 3 or 4 days hidden aboard the "Elizabeth" while anchored in Akaroa, Te Rauparaha and his warriors attack and massacre a village [This village is not to be confused with the much larger pā at Onawe which Te Rauparaha destroyed in late 1831 or early 1832.] of local Kāi Tahu, and then cannabilising them.
*November – Phillip Tapsell settles in Maketu in the Bay of Plenty and begins trading for flax. (see also 1828)

Undated

*John Guard marries Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Parker in Sydney. She [It is not known if her husband travelled with her or had already left for New Zealand.] leaves Sydney on the schooner "Waterloo" on 7 November and arrives at Te Awaiti before the end of the year. Betty Guard is the first European women to settle permanently in the South Island. [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1G23 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Elizabeth Guard] ]
*A whaling station is operating from Porirua.
*Jack Duff, a trader, is the first known European to visit the Palmerston North area. He travels by whaleboat up river as far inland as Woodville and returns to Porirua. [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/P/PalmerstonNorth/PalmerstonNorth/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Palmerston North] ]
*The first inland mission is started at Waimate North.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 474.]

References

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Births

* (in Ireland): Charles Bowen, 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 1830 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1830