1828 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1828 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Events
- 3,[1] 6[2] or 7[3] March - NgÄpuhi rangatira (chief) and war leader Hongi Hika dies at Whangaroa.
- 4 May - The 40-ton schooner Enterprise, the second sailing ship built in New Zealand, is wrecked in a storm north of the Hokianga, with the loss of all hands.[4]
- 6 May - The 55-ton schooner Herald, the first sailing ship built in New Zealand, is wreaked on the Hokianga bar, with no loss of life.[5][6]
- Undated
- John Guard establishes a subsidiary whaling station at Kakapo Bay in Port Underwood.[7][8][9] (see 1827)
- Phillip Tapsell sets up a flax trading post at Maketu.[10][11]
- Whalers Dicky Barrett, Jacky Love and others establish a trading post at Ngamotu Beach, the first Europeans to settle in the New Plymouth area.[12][13]
Births
- 15 February (in Prussia): Gustavus von Tempsky, adventurer, soldier and painter.[14]
- 23 March (in Scotland): Charles O'Neill, politician and philanthropist.[15]
- Undated
- Thomas Gillies, politician.[16]
- Approximate
- Tohu KÄkahi, MÄori prophet and pacifist leader.[17]
Deaths
- 3, 6 or 7 March (see above) Hongi Hika, New Zealand Chief (born 1772)
- Undated
- Te Whareumu, Ngati Manu chief.[18]