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1851 in New Zealand 
Summary
The following lists events that happened during 1851 in New Zealand.
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Population edit
The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1851 is 64,350 Māori and 26,707 non-Māori.[1]
Incumbents edit
Regal and viceregal edit
Government and law edit
- 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 edit
Events edit
- Governor Grey issues a charter creating the Borough of Auckland.[2] Archibald Clark becomes Mayor.[3] (see also 1852)
- 11 January: The Otago Witness begins publication. It publishes fortnightly until August, and then weekly until its demise in 1932.[4]
- 11 January: The Lyttelton Times begins publication. It will change its name to the Christchurch Times in 1929, and continue until 1935.[5]
- 1 November: First national census held in New Zealand, counting European dwellings and population only.[6]
- 24 December: The Governor Wynyard, the first steamer built in New Zealand, is launched at Freemans Bay, Auckland.[7][8]
Undated edit
Births edit
- 31 March: Francis Bell, politician and 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand.
- 11 September: Henry Samuel Fitzherbert, lawyer and politician.
Deaths edit
- 8 January: George Dean Pitt, Lieutenant Governor of New Ulster
- 29 January: Wiremu Piti Pomare, tribal leader
- 28 October: Wiremu Hikairo, tribal leader
See also edit
References 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.
- ^ "History of Auckland City: Chapter 1". Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
- ^ History of Auckland City: Mayors Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Otago Witness". National Library of New Zealand.
- ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
- ^ "Census timeline 1840–1859". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Shipbuilding
- ^ "DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 26 December 1851. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: Some Interesting Occurrences in Early Auckland