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1807 in New Zealand:
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There is a new sealing rush to the Bounty and Auckland Islands. Sealing also continues at Bass Strait and the Antipodes Islands. Foveaux Strait is a frequent stop for these sealing ships. Whaling continues off the east coast of the North Island. Ships are now visitng the Bay of Islands on a reasonably regular basis. The first reports about the poor behaviour of visitng ship’s crew are sent to the Church Missionary Society in London.1

Contents

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal2

Events

Undated

  • Either this year or 1808 Charlotte Badger, from the Venus, is presumed to have left New Zealand, after at least twice refusing passage to Port Jackson. A woman fitting her description is sighted in Tonga nearly 10 years later.57
  • Captain Abraham Bristow returns to the Auckland Islands on the Sarah and formally claims them in the name of King George III. He also releases pigs on the islands.8
  • Either this year or early 1808, Ngā Puhi are defeated at the battle of Moremonui at Maunganui Bluff. Although armed with a few muskets the Ngā Puhi are ambushed by Murupaenga, leader of Ngāti Whātua, who successfully takes advantage of the time taken to reload the muskets. The fighting chief of Ngā Puhi, Pokaia, is killed as are 2 of Hongi Hika’s brothers. After this Hongi becomes the war leader of Ngā Puhi.910

Births

Deaths

See also

For world events and topics in 1807 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1807

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Salmond, Anne. Between Worlds. 1997. Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd. ISBN 0 670 87787 5.
  2. ^ The colony of New South Wales encompasses New Zealand from 1788 to 1840. Therefore the head of state is the monarch of the United Kingdom represented by the Governor of New South Wales. However, British sovereignty was not established over New Zealand per se until 1840, at which point the Treaty of Waitangi retroactively recognised that it had been an independent territory until then. Furthermore, the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand signed by a number of Maori chiefs in 1835 was formally recognised by the British government at the time, indicating that British sovereignty did not yet extend to New Zealand. (New Zealand Ministry of Culture and Heritage)
  3. ^ Dictionary of Australian Biography: Philip Gidley King
  4. ^ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Samuel Marsden
  5. ^ a b Mutiny Aboard the Venus
  6. ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Ruatara Biography
  7. ^ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Charlotte Badger
  8. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.18.
  9. ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Hongi Hika Biography
  10. ^ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Hongi Hika
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