The following lists events that happened during 1844 in New Zealand.
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Population
editThe estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1844 is 73,900 Māori and 12,447 non-Māori.[1]
Incumbents
editRegal and viceregal
editGovernment and law
editEvents
edit- 26 January: Governor Robert FitzRoy arrives in Wellington to investigate the Wairau Affray.[2]
- February: The Bay of Islands Advocate ceases publishing. It began in 1843.[3]
- 25 September: The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator prints its final issue. 369 issues were produced.[4]
- 12 October: The New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian begins publishing in Wellington. It publishes weekly until its demise in 1865.[5]
Births
editUnknown date
edit- (in Ireland): James Colvin, politician.
- John Sheehan, politician.
Deaths
edit- 10 October: Tūhawaiki, tribal leader
Unknown date
edit- Te Pareihe, tribal leader
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at "Long-term data series". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008., in particular "A1.1 Total population.xls". Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
- ^ NZhistory.net
- ^ Dr. T. M. Hocken F.L.S. (9 July 1902). "Art. VI.—The Beginnings of Literature in New Zealand: Part II., the English Section—Newspapers". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868–1961. p. 107.
- ^ "New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator". National Library of New Zealand.
- ^ "New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian". National Library of New Zealand.