The following lists events that happened during 1847 in New Zealand.
Population The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1847 is 69,700 Māori and 14,477 non-Māori.Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at , in particular
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal Head of State – Queen Victoria Governor – Sir George Grey
Government and law Chief Justice – William Martin
Events 5 August – The Ramilles arrives in Auckland with the first fencibles.New Zealand Fencible Society They are initially housed at the Auckland Barracks. 15 September – The first hospital in Wellington is opened in Thorndon.University of Otago: Wellington School of Medicine - ChronologyOther sources state that the first hospital in Wellington was built in 1846. This may have been when construction started. 17 November – The first fencibles move to Onehunga.
Undated The first permanent hospital in Auckland opens in Grafton Gully.Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Auckland - Government, education and healthOther sources state that the first hospital in Auckland was built in 1845. This may have been when construction started.
Births January 5: William Rose Bock, engraver, medallist, illuminator, stamp designer, lithographer and publisher (d. 1932) (unknown date, place): Charles King, cricketer (d. 1917)
Deaths 12 March: Te Manihera Poutama, missionary 5 April: George Binns, chartist leader and poet 19 July (in Tasmania): Hohepa Te Umuroa, political prisoner 1 September: Tiakitai, tribal leader and trader
Unknown date Dicky Barrett, whaler and trader Tuhuru Kokare, tribal leader
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
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