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List of events
The following lists events that happened during
1841 in New Zealand .
Population
The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1841 is 78,400 Māori and 5000 non-Māori.
[1]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
Chief Justice –
William Martin is appointed the first Chief Justice of New Zealand on 5 February but does not arrive in New Zealand until August.
Events
31 March: The William Bryan arrives at
Taranaki from
Plymouth bearing 148 settlers to found
New Plymouth .
[2]
March: Captain Rhodes builds the first wharf in
Wellington , in front of his store on the Wellington waterfront.
[3]
[4]
[5]
3 May: In anticipation of the Great Charter coming into force, William Hobson is sworn in as Governor of New Zealand.
1 July:
Colony of New Zealand comes into existence, a separate Crown colony from New South Wales.
10 July: The New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette begins publication. The newspaper lasts less than a year.
[6]
27 September: Foundation of
a school for Catholic boys , the first school in Auckland.
[7]
[8]
[9]
29 October: the settler ship Brilliant arrives at
Cornwallis, New Zealand from the British Isles, however the passengers find bare land at the promised location of the settlement.
[10]
[11]
8 November: The Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist begins publishing. It continues with some gaps until 1845.
[12]
Undated
Sport
Horse racing
Unknown date
The Auckland Town Plate is contested at
Epsom Downs .
[14] A committee of army officers and townspeople forms to control racing in
Auckland (Epsom).
[14] (see also 1849).
Yachting
January: The first sailing regatta in the country is held as part of Anniversary celebrations in
Wellington .
[14]
Births
Unknown date
Deaths
See also
References
^ Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at
"Long-term data series" . Archived from
the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008 . , in particular
"A1.1 Total population.xls" . Archived from
the original (Excel) on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008 .
^
"Plymouths around the world" . Plymouth City Council. Archived from
the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2008 .
^
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: The Exchange
^
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: Early Wellington
^ Patterson, Brad.
"Rhodes, William Barnard" .
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography .
Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 20 January 2016 .
^
"Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF) . Statistical publications 1840–2000 .
Statistics New Zealand . p. 12. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
^ A. G Butchers, Young New Zealand , Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd, Dunedin, 1929, pp. 124 – 126.
^ "Auckland's First Catholic School – And its Latest", Zealandia , Thursday, 26 January 1939, p. 5
^ E.R. Simmons, In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 – 1980 , Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982, pp. 53 and 54.
^ Redman, Julie (2007). "Auckland's first settlement at Cornwallis 1835-1860". New Zealand Legacy . 19 (2): 15–18.
^
"Manukau's Journey" . Kura . Auckland Libraries. Retrieved 9 September 2021 .
^
"Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF) . Statistical Publications 1840–2000 .
Statistics New Zealand . p. 11. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
^ Dunmore, Patricia, ed. (1977). The Dunmore Book of New Zealand Records . p. 21.
ISBN
0-908564-08-2 .
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b
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d Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications.
ISBN
0-908570-00-7
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Biographies of former speakers – NZ Parliament
1841 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand