1834 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1834 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
Events
- March
- â James Busby convenes a meeting of MÄori chiefs from northern New Zealand. They will become the United Tribes of New Zealand.
- 9 March[1] or 20 March[2] â The United Tribes of New Zealand choose a design for their flag.
- 30 December â William Colenso, printer/missionary for the Church Missionary Society, arrives at Paihia in the Bay of Islands.[3]
- Undated
- The house for James Busby is completed. After the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi there in 1840 it will be known as the Treaty House.
- Late in the year a site is chosen for a mission at Matamata by Alfred Nesbitt Brown and William Williams.[4] (see also 1833 & 1835)
- The establishment of the Anglican mission at Te Papa peninsula, Tauranga, is begun late in the year.[5]
- While in England, Thomas McDonnell is appointed Additional British Resident in New Zealand[6] (or early 1835[7])
- Two MÄori converts returning from the Bay of Islands introduce Christianity to Gisborne.[8] (see also 1838)
Births
- 14 February (in England): William Odgers R.N., Victoria Cross recipient.[9]
- 16 March (in Scotland): James Hector, geologist.[10]
- Undated
- Malcolm Fraser, surveyor.[11]
- Approximate
- Alfred Henry Burton, photographer.[12]
