1828 in New Zealand

List of events

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Decades:|

* 1800s
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* 1830s
* 1840s

See also:|

* History of New Zealand
* List of years in New Zealand
* Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1828 in New Zealand.

## Incumbents[edit]

### Regal and viceregal[edit]

* Head of State – King George IV
* Governor of New South Wales – General Ralph Darling

## Events[edit]

* 3,[1] 6[2] or 7[3] March - Ngāpuhi rangatira (chief) and war leader Hongi Hika dies at Whangaroa.
* 4 May - The 40-ton schooner Enterprise, the second sailing ship built in New Zealand, is wrecked in a storm north of the Hokianga, with the loss of all hands.[4]
* 6 May - The 55-ton schooner Herald, the first sailing ship built in New Zealand, is wreaked on the Hokianga bar, with no loss of life.[5][6]

Undated

* John Guard establishes a subsidiary whaling station at Kakapo Bay in Port Underwood.[7][8][9] (see 1827)
* Phillip Tapsell sets up a flax trading post at Maketu.[10][11]
* Whalers Dicky Barrett, Jacky Love and others establish a trading post at Ngamotu Beach, the first Europeans to settle in the New Plymouth area.[12][13]

## Births[edit]

* 15 February (in Prussia): Gustavus von Tempsky, adventurer, soldier and painter.[14]
* 23 March (in Scotland): Charles O'Neill, politician and philanthropist.[15]

Undated

* Thomas Gillies, politician.[16]

Approximate

* Tohu Kākahi, Māori prophet and pacifist leader.[17]

## Deaths[edit]

* 3, 6 or 7 March (see above) Hongi Hika, New Zealand Chief (born 1772)

Undated

* Te Whareumu, Ngati Manu chief.[18]

## See also[edit]

* List of years in New Zealand
* Timeline of New Zealand history
* History of New Zealand
* Military history of New Zealand
* Timeline of the New Zealand environment
* Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

## References[edit]

1. ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Hongi Hika Biography
2. ^ Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Hongi Hika
3. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.508
4. ^ "First Commercial Shipyard in Horeke". Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
5. ^ "Appendix IV - The Herald (H. Williams, Journal, 8 May 1828; Marianne Williams, Journal, 11 May 1828)". Williams, H. The Early Journals of Henry Williams, p. 479-494. 1961. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
6. ^ Fitzgerald, Caroline (2011). Te Wiremu: Henry Williams – Early Years in the North. Huia Publishers, New Zealand. pp. 109–111 & 150–152. ISBN 978-1-86969-439-5.
7. ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Guard Biography
8. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 173
9. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 457
10. ^ "New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Tapsell Biography". Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
11. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 221
12. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 291
13. ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 293
14. ^ McMillan, N. A. C. (22 June 2007). "Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von 1828 - 1868'". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
15. ^ Captain Charles, engineer of charity: the remarkable life of Charles Gordon O'Neill by Stephen Utick (2008, Allen & Unwin, NSW) ISBN 978-1-74175-378-3
16. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
17. ^ Smith, Ailsa. (22 June 2007). "Tohu Kakahi 1828 - 1907". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
18. ^ Ballara, Angela. (22 June 2007). "Pomare II ? - 1850". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.

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