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1845 in New Zealand

1845 in New Zealand

List of events

The following lists events that happened during 1845 in New Zealand.

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Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1845 is 72,500 Māori and 12,774 non-Māori.[1]

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government and law

Events

  • 19 January: Hone Heke cuts down the British flagstaff at Kororareka for the third time in the lead-up to the Flagstaff War.[2]
  • 2 April: The Wellington Independent publishes its first issue. The newspaper continues to publish bi-weekly or tri-weekly until 1874.[3]
  • 7 June: The New Zealander begins publishing. The Auckland-based newspaper publishes weekly, then bi-weekly and from 1859 daily. It will cease publishing in 1866.[4]

Births

Unknown date

Deaths

See also

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Today in History | NZHistory
  3. [3]
    "Wellington Independent". National Library of New Zealand.
  4. [4]
    "New Zealander". National Library of New Zealand.

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