The following lists events that happened during 1835 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal Head of State – King William IV Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Richard Bourke
Government and law British Resident in New Zealand – James Busby Additional British Resident in New Zealand – Thomas McDonnell.New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: McDonnell Biography
Events January - William Colenso sets up the first printing press in New Zealand.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 331. 17 February - William Colenso produces the first book in New Zealand, The Epistle to the Philippians and the Ephesians, in Māori. 22 April: Wesleyan Missionaries extend south beyond their main base at Hokianga to the Waikato Coast, among them James and Mary Wallis. 28 July - Joseph Brooks Weller, eldest of the Weller brothers, dies of tuberculosis at Otakou.Weller Family Tree: Joseph Brooks July – Thomas McDonnell, newly appointed Additional British Resident in New Zealand, returns to New Zealand. 28 October – James Busby drafts the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand in conjunction with the United Tribes of New Zealand which is signed by 34 (or 35) northern chiefs (and later by another 18). A copy is sent to King William IV. October - First printing in English in New Zealand made by William Colenso, a notice warning against French influence in New Zealand. 19 December – HMS Beagle, captained by Robert FitzRoy and carrying Charles Darwin, arrives in New Zealand. 30 December – The Beagle leaves New Zealand.
Undated Early in the year Alfred Nesbitt Brown opens the mission at Matamata.New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Brown Biography (see also 1833, 1834 & 1836) Johnny Jones and Edwin Palmer buy the whaling station at Preservation InletDictionary of New Zealand Biography: John Jones but it closes within a year. (see also 1829 & 1836) French whaling captain Jean Langlois visits Akaroa for the first time.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 4. The Anglican mission at Te Papa peninsula, Tauranga, opens.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 422. (see also 1837 & 1838) There are approximately 80 Europeans at the Weller brothers whaling station at Otakou. There are several traders in the Bay of Plenty including Phillip Tapsell and James Farrow. Fighting between Te Arawa and Ngaiterangi against Waikato tribes.
Sport
Cricket December – Charles Darwin witnesses a game of cricket at the Bay of Islands.Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications.
Births 24 February (in London): Julius Vogel, 8th Prime Minister of New Zealand. 19 June (in France): Suzanne Aubert, Catholic missionary.
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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