1851 in New Zealand

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1851
in
New Zealand

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1851 in New Zealand.

Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1851 is 64,350 Māori and 26,707 non-Māori.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government and law

Main centre leaders

Events

  • Governor Grey issues a charter creating the Borough of Auckland. Archibald Clark becomes Mayor. (see also 1852)
  • 11 January: The Otago Witness begins publication. It publishes fortnightly until August, and then weekly until its demise in 1932.
  • 11 January: The Lyttelton Times begins publication. It will change its name to the Christchurch Times in 1929, and continue until 1935.
  • 1 November: First national census held in New Zealand, counting European dwellings and population only.
  • 24 December: The Governor Wynyard, the first steamer built in New Zealand, is launched at Freemans Bay, Auckland.

Undated

  • Wynyard Pier is the first wharf built on the Auckland waterfront.

Births

Deaths

See also


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