1841 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1841 in New Zealand.
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Population
The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1841 is 78,400 MÄori and 5000 non-MÄori.[1]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State â Queen Victoria
- Governor of New South Wales â Sir George Gipps (overall responsibility for New Zealand until 3 May)
- Governor â Captain William Hobson (Lieutenant- Governor until 3 May then Governor)
Government and law
- Chief Justice â 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: The 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 Islesâ 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
- The Capital of New Zealand is moved from Okiato (Old Russell) to Auckland.
- The first recorded mining in New Zealand, as outcrops of manganese are mined on the coast of Kawau Island.[13]
- George Selwyn is created the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand.
Sport
Horse racing
- January: A hurdle race is run in January at Te Aro PÄ, Wellington.[14]
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
- 20 January (in England): William Steward, politician[15]
- 28 February: John Duthie, politician and Mayor of Wellington
- 9 March (in Switzerland): Henry Suter, zoologist
- Unknown date
- James McGowan, politician
Deaths
- 23 November: William Cornwallis Symonds, prominent early colonist