1819 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State – King George III. With Prince George, Prince of Wales as Prince Regent.
*Governor of New South Wales – Lachlan Macquarie

Events

*January – Hongi Hika returns from his expedition to East Cape and the Bay of Plenty with 2000 prisoners. [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/H/HongiHika/HongiHika/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Hongi Hika Biography] ]
*5 May [http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~teecee/1846table.htm Early European Visits to NZ] ] – Samuel Leigh arrives on the "Active" to recuperate from ill-health at Reverend Samuel Marsden’s invitation. [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1L6 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Samuel Leigh] ] [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/L/LeighSamuel/LeighSamuel/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Samuel Leigh Biography] ]
*17 June [The [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/L/LeighSamuel/LeighSamuel/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Samuel Leigh Biography] states that Leigh stayed for nine months, but this cannot be correct as he was married in England on 14 December.] – Samuel Leigh returns to New South Wales. While in New Zealand he has conceived the idea of establishing a Wesleyan mission to the Māori. He returns to England before the end of the year with this proposition in mind. His report to Reverend Marsden leads to the appointment of John Gare Butler to head the second Church Missionary Society mission.
*24 July – Governor Macquarie appoints Reverend Butler Justice of the Peace for New Zealand. [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/B/ButlerJohnGare/ButlerJohnGare/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: John Gare Butler Biography] ]
*12 August – Reverend Samuel Marsden arrives in New Zealand on the "General Gates" on his second visit accompanied by Reverend Butler and James Kemp and their families. Marsden accepts the offer of land at Kerikeri from Hongi Hika to start the second Church Missionary Society mission. Reverend Butler will be in charge. He is the first resident ordained clergyman in New Zealand. [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1M16 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Samuel Marsden] ]
*25 September - Samuel Marsden plants the first grape vines in New Zealand. [http://www.culinaryjourneys.co.nz/wine1.html Culinary Journeys] ] [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/the-missionaries NZHistory: The Christian Missionaries] ]
*9 November – Reverend Marsden leaves at the end of his second visit.
*20 or 21Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.185.] December – The Butlers and Kemps take up residence in Kerikeri.

Undated

*Te Rauparaha joins a Ngā Puhi attack on Ngāti Maru in Taranaki. The Ngā Puhi have enough muskets to soon win several battles (the Ngāti Maru have never seen muskets before) and capture a number of pa before continuing on to Cook Strait. When they pass through Kawhia on their return the Ngā Puhi give the Ngāti Toa some muskets. Later in the year Ngāti Toa (possibly led by Te Rauparaha) return to the Cook Strait region looking for a new place to settle as they are under severe pressure from Waikato and Ngāti Maniopoto at Kawhia. [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1T74 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Te Rauparaha] ]

Births

* William Henry Eyes, politician. [ [http://rulers.org/newzprov.html rulers.org] ]

Deaths

References

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 1819 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1819