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29 January: William Hobson arrives in the Bay of Islands and reads out the proclamation of sovereignty. 6 February: Hōne Heke is the first to sign the Treaty of Waitangi at Bay of Islands. 21 May: Hobson proclaims British sovereignty over New Zealand. The North Island by treaty and the South Island by discovery.
British explorer James Cook, who reached New Zealand in October 1769 on the first of his three voyages, was the first European to circumnavigate and map New Zealand. [2] From the late 18th century, the country was regularly visited by explorers and other sailors, missionaries, traders and adventurers.
Timeline of New Zealand history; ... 2015 is the first full year of the 51st Parliament, which first sat on 21 October 2014. The Fifth National Government, ...
On 28 October 1835, the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand was signed by the United Tribes of New Zealand, a loose confederation of Māori tribes from the far north of New Zealand organised by British resident James Busby. This document declared the independence of the Māori tribes (iwi) who signed the Declaration, which was ...
The newspaper publishes its last issue on 27 October 1842. [4] 12 March: The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle is first published. It continues until 1874. [5] 6 April: The New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette, which was founded in 1841, ceases publication. [6] [7] April: The Auckland Standard begins publication. It folds on 28 ...
5 March – The 2013 New Zealand census of Population and Dwellings is held, a replacement for the 2011 census that was cancelled after the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. [ 4 ] 20 March – Popular breakfast spread Marmite returns to supermarket shelves, albeit still in limited supply, ending "Marmageddon" .
19–20 October – President of the United States of America Lyndon B. Johnson visits New Zealand, becoming the first serving US president to visit the country (see Visit). November – The Grey River Argus ceases publication. The newspaper had been founded in 1865. New Zealand appoints an ambassador to Italy and establishes an embassy in Rome.
1936 in New Zealand. The following lists events that happened during 1936 in New Zealand . The shape of New Zealand politics for the next five decades was defined when, in the aftermath of their heavy defeat by Labour, the United and Reform parties merged to form the New Zealand National Party. In the meantime, the Labour government began ...