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Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand 's first capital city was Old Russell ( Okiato ) in 1840–41. Auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade.
Between 1842 and 1865, Auckland was the capital city of New Zealand. [144] Parliament met in what is now Old Government House on the University of Auckland's City campus.
The Colony of New Zealand was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1907. British authority was vested in a governor.The colony had three successive capitals: Okiato (or Old Russell) in 1841; Auckland from 1841 to 1865; and Wellington from 1865.
The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and was the second enactment to grant the colony of New Zealand self-government.The first elections for a New Zealand House of Representatives were held during 1853, and this lower house met for the first time in 1854 in Auckland.
New Zealand's first Governor, William Hobson established Auckland as the colony's capital in 1841. As the Musket Wars drew to a close, pressure for British intervention to quell lawlessness, in large part driven by missionary pressure to protect Māori, led to the annexation of New Zealand and the despatch of Lt Governor Hobson to create the ...
The New Zealand Exhibition in Dunedin runs from 12 January until 6 May 1865. [1] The Capital of New Zealand is moved from Auckland to Wellington. [2] The Marlborough Times ceases publication. It was founded in 1864. [3] February – The start of the West Coast gold rush with rumours of gold being found.
The human history of New Zealand can be dated back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, ... in 1842 or 1843. Auckland was the second capital of New Zealand.
Fatal Success: A History of the New Zealand Company. Heinemann Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0011-3. Moon, Paul (2010). New Zealand Birth Certificates - 50 of New Zealand's Founding Documents. AUT Media. ISBN 9780958299718. Hamer, David Allen, ed. (1990). The Making of Wellington, 1800-1914. Victoria University of Wellington Press. ISBN 9780864732002.