1851 in New Zealand
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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
- Chief Justice — William Martin
- Lieutenant Governor, New Munster — Edward John Eyre
- Lieutenant Governor, New Ulster — George Dean Pitt until 8 January. Robert Henry Wynyard from 26 April.
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
- 31 March: Francis Bell, politician and 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand.
- 11 September: Henry Samuel Fitzherbert, lawyer and politician.
Deaths
- 8 January: George Dean Pitt, Lieutenant Governor of New Ulster
- 29 January: Wiremu Piti Pomare, tribal leader
- 28 October: Wiremu Hikairo, tribal leader
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