1822 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1822 in New Zealand.
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Events
- 22 January â Samuel Leigh and his wife arrive in the Bay of Islands to start the first Wesleyan mission. They stay at Te Puna with the Hall family of the Church Missionary Society for the next 16 months.[1][2]
- JanuaryâFebruary
- â Hongi Hika leads 2000 NgÄ Puhi south to attack Matakitaki pa near Pirongia.[3]
- FebruaryâMarch
- â NgÄti Toa under Te Raparaha leave the Taranaki and move to the Horowhenua-KÄpiti region.
- May[4]
- August
- â The Church Missionary Society decides to dismiss Thomas Kendall.[6] (see 1823)
- NovemberâDecember
- â The sloop Snapper, Captain W. L. Edmondson, calls into Taiari / Chalky Inlet (southwestern Fiordland) and meets James Caddell, a tattooed European living with local Maori. Caddell guides them to Ruapuke Island and then to Bluff.[7] (see 1810)
- 27 December â The Snapper is the first deep-sea vessel to enter what will become the port at Bluff.[8] (see also 1813)
- Undated
- The Kerikeri Mission House is completed.[9]
- NgÄti Toa under senior chief Te PÄhi Kupe capture Kapiti Island.[10][11]
Births
- 10 March (in England): Charles Carter, contractor, philanthropist.[12]
- 22 September (in England): James Crowe Richmond, politician and painter.[13]
- 8 October (in France): Francis Dillon Bell, politician.[14]
- Unknown date
- Edward Connolly, politician.[15]
- William Cutten, politician and newspaper publisher.[15]
- Approximate
