The following lists events that happened during 1834 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

Events March – James Busby convenes a meeting of Māori chiefs from northern New Zealand. They will become the United Tribes of New Zealand. 9 MarchFlag of the United Tribes or 20 March – The United Tribes of New Zealand choose a design for their flag. 30 December – William Colenso, printer/missionary for the Church Missionary Society, arrives at Paihia in the Bay of Islands.

Undated The house for James Busby is completed. After the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi there in 1840 it will be known as the Treaty House. Late in the year a site is chosen for a mission at Matamata by Alfred Nesbitt Brown and William Williams.New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Brown Biography (see also 1833 & 1835) The establishment of the Anglican mission at Te Papa peninsula, Tauranga, is begun late in the year.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 422. While in England, Thomas McDonnell is appointed Additional British Resident in New ZealandBritish Residents in New Zealand (or early 1835New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: McDonnell Snr. Biography) Two Māori converts returning from the Bay of Islands introduce Christianity to Gisborne.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 113. (see also 1838)

Births 14 February (in England): William Odgers R.N., Victoria Cross recipient. 16 March (in Scotland): James Hector, geologist. Undated Malcolm Fraser, surveyor.Black, David and Bolton, Geoffrey (2001). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume One, 1870–1930 (Revised Edition ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. . Approximate Alfred Henry Burton, photographer.

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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