1832 in New Zealand:

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1829 • 1830 • 1831 • 1832 (1832) • 1833 • 1834 • 1835

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 2 Events 2.1 Undated 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State – King William IV
• Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Richard Bourke

[edit] Government and law

• British Resident in New Zealand – James Busby is appointed in March^[1] but does not arrive in New Zealand until 10 May 1833.

[edit] Events

• 19 April – Construction of the Stone Store at Kerikeri begins.

[edit] Undated

• The Weller brothers whaling station at Otakou is destroyed by fire before whaling operations have begun. It is soon rebuilt.^[2] (see 1831 & 1835)
• Ngāti Toa under chief and war leader Te Rauparaha capture and destroy the Ngāi Tahu stronghold of Kaiapoi pa.
• Te Rauparaha and Ngāti Toa capture the Ngāi Tahu pā at Onawe on Akaroa harbour and massacre the inhabitants.
• Ngā Puhi attack Otumoetai pā.^[3]

[edit] Births

• 14 March (in Scotland): Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, 6th Governor of New Zealand. ^[4]

Unknown date

• Frederic Jones, politician. ^[5]
• (in England): John Davies Ormond, politician. ^[6]
• Arthur Penrose Seymour, politician, Superintendent of Marlborough. ^[5]
• Alexander Sligo, politician. ^[5]
• Thomas Thompson, politician.^[5]

Approximate

• Te Kooti, Māori leader, religion founder and guerilla. ^[7]

[edit] Deaths

• 6 August: Thomas Kendall, Missionary and Pākehā Māori ^[8]

[edit] See 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 1832 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1832

[edit] References