The following lists events that happened during 1844 in New Zealand.
Population The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1844 is 73,900 Māori and 12,447 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 – Captain Robert Fitzroy
Government and law Chief Justice – William Martin
Events 26 January: Governor Robert FitzRoy arrives in Wellington to investigate the Wairau Affray.NZhistory.net February: The Bay of Islands Advocate ceases publishing. It began in 1843. 25 September: The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator prints its final issue. 369 issues were produced. 12 October: The New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian begins publishing in Wellington. It publishes weekly until its demise in 1865.
Births
Unknown date (in Ireland): James Colvin, politician. John Sheehan, politician.
Deaths 10 October: Tūhawaiki, tribal leader
Unknown date Te Pareihe, 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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