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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 capital was moved to the more centrally located Wellington in 1865. [citation needed]
Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand's first capital city was Old Russell 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.
At this time Auckland experienced many of the pollution and overcrowding problems that plagued other 19th century cities, although as primarily a port rather than a manufacturing centre it avoided large-scale industrialisation, and by 1900, Auckland was the largest New Zealand city.
The New Zealand Herald begins publication. Invasion of the Waikato commenced. Governor Grey's 9 July 1863 proclamation that all South Auckland Māori are required to leave or swear loyalty to the Queen causes a mass exodus of Māori to the Waikato. [52] [53] 1864 – Population: 12,423. [48] 1865 New Zealand capital relocated from Auckland to ...
The provinces of New Ulster and New Munster were disestablished only a month later by the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, however, the electorates of both "City of Auckland" and "City of Wellington" were carried forward to the first nationwide election of 1853.
Wellington is New Zealand's political centre, housing the nation's major government institutions. The New Zealand Parliament relocated to the new capital city, having spent the first ten years of its existence in Auckland. [52] A session of parliament officially met in the capital for the first time on 26 July 1865.