1847 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1847 in New Zealand.
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Population
The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1847 is 69,700 MÄori and 14,477 non-MÄori.[1]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
Events
- 5 August â The Ramilles arrives in Auckland with the first fencibles.[2] They are initially housed at the Auckland Barracks.[3]
- 15 September â The first hospital in Wellington is opened in Thorndon.[4][5][6]
- 17 November â The first fencibles move to Onehunga.[3]
Undated
- The first permanent hospital in Auckland opens in Grafton Gully.[7][8]
Births
- January 5: William Rose Bock, engraver, medallist, illuminator, stamp designer, lithographer and publisher (d. 1932)
- (unknown date, place): Charles King, cricketer (d. 1917)
Deaths
- 12 March: Te Manihera Poutama, missionary
- 5 April: George Binns, chartist leader and poet
- 19 July (in Tasmania): Hohepa Te Umuroa, political prisoner
- 1 September: Tiakitai, tribal leader and trader
Unknown date
- Dicky Barrett, whaler and trader
- Tuhuru Kokare, tribal leader
