1844 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1844 in New Zealand.
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Population
The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1844 is 73,900 MÄori and 12,447 non-MÄori.[1]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
Events
- 26 January: Governor Robert FitzRoy arrives in Wellington to investigate the Wairau Affray.[2]
- February: The Bay of Islands Advocate ceases publishing. It began in 1843.[3]
- 25 September: The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator prints its final issue. 369 issues were produced.[4]
- 12 October: The New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian begins publishing in Wellington. It publishes weekly until its demise in 1865.[5]
Births
Unknown date
- (in Ireland): James Colvin, politician.
- John Sheehan, politician.
Deaths
- 10 October: TÅ«hawaiki, tribal leader
Unknown date
- Te Pareihe, tribal leader