- 1821 in New Zealand
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
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Head of State – King George IV
*Governor of New South Wales –Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane, advised of his appointment on3 November 1820 , arrives inSydney on7 November . [http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogBr-By.html#brisbane1 Dictionary of Australian Biography Sir Thomas Brisbane] ] His predecessor,Lachlan Macquarie , whose resignation had finally been accepted at the end of1820 does not leaveNew South Wales until12 February 1822 . [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020162b.htm Dictionary of Australian Biography: Lachlan Macquarie] ]Events
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12 July –Thomas Kendall ,Hongi Hika and Waikato arrive back in theBay of Islands from their trip toEngland . While in England they have helped to compile a Maori dictionary, met King George IV who gave Hongi a suit of armour, and Hongi has acquired a number of muskets (his primary purpose). [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/K/KendallThomas/KendallThomas/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Thomas Kendall Biography] ] [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1K9 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Thomas Kendall] ] [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1H32 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Hongi Hika] ] [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/H/HongiHika/HongiHika/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Hongi Hika Biography] ]
*20 July – Grass is sown for the first time in New Zealand, on land cleared from fern at Kerikeri.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.185.]
*5 September – Hongi Hika and 2000Ngā Puhi , armed with 1000 muskets, lay siege to Mauinaina pā at Tamaki. The pā is taken and the inhabitants massacred. [http://manukau.infospecs.co.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http%3A%2F%2Fmanukau.infospecs.co.nz%2Fjourney%2Fhome.htm&QF0=Year&QI0=1769:1839&TN=timeline&AC=QBE_QUERY&RL=1&RF=English&MR=20&NP=3 A Manukau Timeline] ]
*September –John Gare Butler and his family move into theMission House even though it is still unfinished.Undated
*Construction of the
Mission House is started.
*Late in the yearHongi Hika andNgā Puhi lay siege to theNgāti Maru pā at Te Totara (Thames), but after 2 days they make peace with the defenders and withdraw. They return that night and take the pā without difficulty.
*Te Rauparaha andNgāti Toa move south fromKawhia to resettle inTaranaki after several defeats by Waikato andNgāti Maniopoto . [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1T74 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Te Rauparaha] ] [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1T55 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Te Pehi Kupe] ]References
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Births
* (in England):
Charles Kettle , surveyor of Dunedin.
* (in Ireland): George O'Brien, painter.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 1821 not specifically related to New Zealand see":
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