1823 in New Zealand explained

The following lists events that happened during 1823 in New Zealand.

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.^[1]
• 16 May – William White and others arrive in the St Michael to reinforce the Wesleyan missionaries in the Bay of Islands.^[2]
• 6 June^[3] – Samuel Leigh and William White establish the first Wesleyan mission at Kaeo, near Whangaroa, which they call 'Wesleydale' (var. Wesley-Dale).^{[2] [4] [5] [6]}
• 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.^{[7] [8]} 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).^{[9] [10]}
• 9 August – Reverend Marsden, in person, delivers the letter sacking Thomas Kendall from the Church Missionary Society.^{[11] [12]} (see 1822)
• 19 August – After the arrival of John Hobbs and Nathaniel Turner, Samuel Leigh leaves the Kaeo mission.^[4]
• 7 September^[13] – The Brampton runs aground on leaving the Bay of Islands. On board are Samuel Marsden, Thomas Kendall and Samuel Leigh.^{[4] [12]}
• 14 September^[13] – Samuel Marsden and Samuel Leigh resume their departure from New Zealand. Thomas Kendall changes his mind and stays.^{[4] [12]}
• November
  • – John Gare Butler, the original owner of Kemp House, leaves the Kerikeri mission.^[14]

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.^[15]
• The first church in New Zealand is built at Paihia. The original, made of raupo, is not replaced until 1855.^[15]
• John Kent on HMS Elizabeth Henrietta is the first identified European visitor to the Taranaki. Traders and/or whalers had recently visited the area.^[16] 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.^[17]
• Hongi Hika leads Ngāpuhi in an attack on Te Arawa at Mokoia Island.^{[18] [19]}

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.^[20]
• 13 August (in Scotland): Thomas Dick, merchant and politician.^[21]
• 17 November (in Tasmania): William Clayton, architect.^[22]

Undated

• Dingley Askham Brittin, politician.^[23]

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1K10 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: John Kent
2. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1W19 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: William White
3. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/the-missionaries NZHistory The Christian Missionaries
4. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1L6 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Samuel Leigh
5. Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.164.
6. Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.508.
7. Web site: 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 .
8. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1T11 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Phillip Tapsell
9. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1W22 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Henry Williams
10. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1H27 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: John Hobbs
11. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/K/KendallThomas/KendallThomas/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Thomas Kendall Biography
12. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1H32 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Thomas Kendall
13. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/L/LeighSamuel/LeighSamuel/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Samuel Leigh Biography
14. Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.185.
15. Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.331
16. http://www.pukeariki.com/en/stories/immigration/barrettngamoto.htm Puke Ariki: Taranaki Stories
17. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GuardJohn/GuardJohn/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Guard Biography
18. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1H32 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Hongi Hika
19. Web site: Tauranga History Timeline . 13 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060114050630/http://ourcity.tauranga.govt.nz/heritage/timeline/ . 14 January 2006 . dead .
20. Sally O'Neill, 'Clarke, George (1823–1913)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, MUP, 1969, pp 411–412.
21. Web site: Foster, B.J.. DICK, Thomas. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. 1966. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
22. Web site: Clayton, William Henry 1823 – 1877. Crighton, Anna. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. 22 June 2007.
23. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First published in 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 .