1828 in New Zealand explained

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

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

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

Events

• 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, 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

• 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

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

Undated

• Te Whareumu, Ngati Manu chief.^[18]

See also

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/H/HongiHika/HongiHika/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Hongi Hika Biography
2. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/H/HongiHika/HongiHika/en Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Hongi Hika
3. Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.508
4. Web site: First Commercial Shipyard in Horeke . 14 February 2017 . 5 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170405214018/http://hokianga.net.nz/hokianga/horeke/horeke_shipyard.htm . dead .
5. Web site: Williams, H. The Early Journals of Henry Williams, p. 479-494. Appendix IV - The Herald (H. Williams, Journal, 8 May 1828; Marianne Williams, Journal, 11 May 1828) . 1961 . 14 February 2017.
6. Book: Fitzgerald . Caroline . Te Wiremu: Henry Williams – Early Years in the North . 2011. Huia Publishers, New Zealand . 978-1-86969-439-5 . 109–111 & 150–152.
7. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GuardJohn/GuardJohn/en 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. Web site: New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Tapsell Biography . 11 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071023131524/http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/T/TapsellPhilipOrFelkalsoSpeltFalkHans/TapsellPhilipOrFelkalsoSpeltFalkHans/en . 23 October 2007 . dead .
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. Web site: McMillan, N. A. C.. Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von 1828 - 1868'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. 22 June 2007.
15. Captain Charles, engineer of charity: the remarkable life of Charles Gordon O'Neill by Stephen Utick (2008, Allen & Unwin, NSW)
16. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First published in 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 .
17. Web site: Smith, Ailsa.. Tohu Kakahi 1828 - 1907. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. 22 June 2007.
18. Web site: Ballara, Angela.. Pomare II ? - 1850. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. 22 June 2007.