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1823 in New Zealand
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1823
The following lists events that happened during 1823 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – King George IV
Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane
Events
7 May – John Kent arrives in Foveaux Strait to investigate the possibility of setting up a flax trade.Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: John Kent
16 May – William White and others arrive in the St Michael to reinforce the Wesleyan missionaries in the Bay of Islands.Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: William White
6 JuneNZHistory The Christian Missionaries – Samuel Leigh and William White establish the first Wesleyan mission at Kaeo, near Whangaroa, which they call 'Wesleydale' (var. Wesley-Dale). Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Samuel LeighWises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.164.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.508.
17 July – John Kent on the naval cutter Mermaid visits Otago Harbour and, not knowing it has already been named, calls it Port Oxley.
23 June – Phillip Tapsell is married for the first time, to Maria Ringa of Ngā Puhi, by Thomas Kendall. The bride runs away later the same day.http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/T/TapsellPhilipOrFelkalsoSpeltFalkHans/TapsellPhilipOrFelkalsoSpeltFalkHans/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Tapsell Biography 13 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071023131524/http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/T/TapsellPhilipOrFelkalsoSpeltFalkHans/TapsellPhilipOrFelkalsoSpeltFalkHans/en 23 October 2007 dead Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Phillip Tapsell This is probably the first Christian wedding in New Zealand (as later claimed by Tapsell himself).
3 August – The Brampton arrives at the Bay of Islands. On board are Samuel Marsden, Henry Williams and family, and the Wesleyan missionaries John Hobbs and Nathaniel Turner (and family).Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Henry WilliamsDictionary of New Zealand Biography: John Hobbs
9 August – Reverend Marsden, in person, delivers the letter sacking Thomas Kendall from the Church Missionary Society.New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Thomas Kendall BiographyDictionary of New Zealand Biography: Thomas Kendall (see 1822)
19 August – After the arrival of John Hobbs and Nathaniel Turner, Samuel Leigh leaves the Kaeo mission.
7 SeptemberNew Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Samuel Leigh Biography has original departure date of 17 September, and an eventual departure of 14 November. – The Brampton runs aground on leaving the Bay of Islands. On board are Samuel Marsden, Thomas Kendall and Samuel Leigh.
14 September – Samuel Marsden and Samuel Leigh resume their departure from New Zealand. Thomas Kendall changes his mind and stays.
November
– John Gare Butler, the original owner of Kemp House, leaves the Kerikeri mission.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.185.
Undated
The Sealers' War, also known as 'The War of the Shirt', in the Otago region, finally comes to an end (before July). (see also 1810)
Reverend Marsden starts the third Church Missionary Society mission at Paihia with Henry Williams in charge.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.331
The first church in New Zealand is built at Paihia. The original, made of raupo, is not replaced until 1855.
John Kent on HMS Elizabeth Henrietta is the first identified European visitor to the Taranaki. Traders and/or whalers had recently visited the area.Puke Ariki: Taranaki Stories https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000443/http://www.pukeariki.com/en/stories/immigration/barrettngamoto.htm 27 September 2007 Others who visited this year include the barque William Stoveld which is reported to have traded at the Waitara river mouth, and John Guard in the Waterloo.New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Guard Biography
Hongi Hika leads Ngāpuhi in an attack on Te Arawa at Mokoia Island. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Hongi Hikahttp://ourcity.tauranga.govt.nz/heritage/timeline/ Tauranga History Timeline 13 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20060114050630/http://ourcity.tauranga.govt.nz/heritage/timeline/ 14 January 2006 dead
Births
27 February: (in Scotland) James Hume, medical doctor.
9 May (in England): Frederick Weld, 6th Premier of New Zealand.
29 June (in Australia): George Clarke, educationalist.Sally O'Neill, 'Clarke, George (1823–1913)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, MUP, 1969, pp 411–412.
13 August (in Scotland): Thomas Dick, merchant and politician.Foster, B.J. DICK, Thomas An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock 1966 Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/1966/D/DickThomas/en
17 November (in Tasmania): William Clayton, architect.http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/DNZB/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=2C20 Crighton, Anna Clayton, William Henry 1823 – 1877 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography 22 June 2007
Undated
Dingley Askham Brittin, politician. Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103
See also
History of New Zealand
List of years in New Zealand
Military history of New Zealand
Timeline of New Zealand history
Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
Timeline of the New Zealand environment
References
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