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 1836 in New Zealand: |
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| 1833 • 1834 • 1835 • 1836 • 1837 • 1838 • 1839 |
Contents |
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government and law
- British Resident in New Zealand – James Busby
- Additional British Resident in New Zealand – Thomas McDonnell until his resignation in July.1
Events
- July
- 26 December – John Hughes, W.I. Haberfield and others from the Weller brothers whaling station at Otakou arrive in the Magnet and set up a whaling station on the north side of Moeraki Point.2
Undated
- Captain John Howell is sent by whaler and merchant Johnny Jones to establish a whaling station at Riverton to replace that recently abandoned at Preservation Inlet.34 (see also 1829 and 1835)
- The Stone Store at Kerikeri, the oldest stone building in New Zealand, is completed mid-year.
- Late in the year Alfred Nesbitt Brown closes the mission at Matamata.5 (see also 1835 & 1838)
Sport
Cricket
Births
- 14 January (in England): Thomas Hocken, collector and bibliographer.
Unknown date
- Richard Reeves, politician.
Deaths
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1836 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1836
References
- ^ a b New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966:McDonnell Snr. Biography
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 265.
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 377.
- ^ 1937 also suggested
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Brown Biography