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29 January: William Hobson arrives in the Bay of Islands and reads out the proclamation of sovereignty. 6 February: Hōne Heke is the first to sign the Treaty of Waitangi at Bay of Islands. 21 May: Hobson proclaims British sovereignty over New Zealand. The North Island by treaty and the South Island by discovery.
Waitangi Day (Māori: Te Rā o Waitangi), the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing—on 6 February 1840—of the Treaty of Waitangi.The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement towards British sovereignty by representatives of the Crown and indigenous Māori chiefs, and so is regarded by many as the founding document of the nation.
Stafford Ministry, 1856–61: 2 June 1856 to 12 July 1861. Fox Ministry, 1861–62: 12 July 1861 to 6 August 1862. Domett Ministry, 1862–63: 6 August 1862 to 30 October 1863. Whitaker -Fox Ministry, 1863–64: 30 October 1863 to 24 November 1864. Weld Ministry, 1864–65: 24 November 1864 to 16 October 1865.
Aotearoa New Zealand's histories (ANZH) and Te Takanga o Te Wā are documents for use in English- and Maori - medium New Zealand curriculums from 2023 to guide the explicit and compulsory teaching about the country's history. Although the final documents, released in 2022, were part of reviews of the New Zealand education system by the newly ...
The independence of New Zealand is a matter of continued academic and social debate. New Zealand has no fixed date of independence from the United Kingdom; instead, political independence came about as a result of New Zealand's evolving constitutional status. Beginning in the late 1700s New Zealand's existing Māori population was supplemented ...
The 3rd New Zealand Division fought in the Solomons in 1943–44, but New Zealand's limited manpower meant 2 Divisions could not be maintained, and it was disbanded and its men returned to civilian life or used to reinforce the 2nd Division in Italy. The armed forces peaked at 157,000 in September 1942; 135,000 served abroad, and 10,100 died.
1890 – Elam School of Fine Arts founded. 1894 – Current St Paul's Church dedicated. 1895 – Auckland Technical School founded. 1896 – 13 October: First motion pictures screened in New Zealand shown at the Wellesley Street Opera House as part of Charles Godfrey’s Vaudeville.
Suffrage Day, 19 September. International Talk Like a Pirate Day, 19 September. Pink Ribbon Day (Breast Cancer Awareness), 8 October. World Arthritis Day, 12 October. Rā Maumahara (New Zealand Wars Remembrance Day), 28 October (also the anniversary of the New Zealand Declaration of Independence) World Stroke Day, 29 October. Halloween, 31 October.