– Thomas Shepherd, agricultural superintendent with the New Zealand Company expedition, interviews
James Caddell (see
1810). The location is unknown, possibly
Ruapuke Island or
Bluff or
Otago Harbour (see next entry).[7]
May
– Thomas Shepherd explores the future site of
Dunedin and produces the oldest surviving drawings of Otago Harbour and surrounding coasts including
Waikouaiti.
– The Rosanna and the Lambton (see above) are the first European ships enter
Wellington Harbour. Captain Herd names the harbour Port Nicholson after his friend John Nicholson, harbourmaster at Port Jackson (
Sydney).[8][9]
23 September – The New Zealand Company agents aboard the Rosanna complete the purchase of 'Pakatu' (
Pakatoa), 'Taratora' (
Rotoroa), 'Ponue' (
Ponui) and 'Pake' (
Pakihi) Islands in the
Hauraki Gulf. They then become frightened of the local
Māori, change their minds almost immediately, sell up and leave for the
Bay of Islands.
Undated
William Stewart establishes a timber, flax and trading settlement at Port Pegasus on
Stewart Island.[11]
^Fitzgerald, Caroline (2011). Te Wiremu: Henry Williams – Early Years in the North. Huia Publishers, New Zealand. pp. 65–66.
ISBN978-1-86969-439-5.
^Fitzgerald, Caroline (2004). Marianne Williams: Letters from the Bay of Islands. Penguin Books, New Zealand. pp. 97–99.
ISBN0-14-301929-5.
^McLean, Gavin (20 July 2015).
"Launching the Herald". 'Shipbuilding - The wooden era', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
– Thomas Shepherd, agricultural superintendent with the New Zealand Company expedition, interviews
James Caddell (see
1810). The location is unknown, possibly
Ruapuke Island or
Bluff or
Otago Harbour (see next entry).[7]
May
– Thomas Shepherd explores the future site of
Dunedin and produces the oldest surviving drawings of Otago Harbour and surrounding coasts including
Waikouaiti.
– The Rosanna and the Lambton (see above) are the first European ships enter
Wellington Harbour. Captain Herd names the harbour Port Nicholson after his friend John Nicholson, harbourmaster at Port Jackson (
Sydney).[8][9]
23 September – The New Zealand Company agents aboard the Rosanna complete the purchase of 'Pakatu' (
Pakatoa), 'Taratora' (
Rotoroa), 'Ponue' (
Ponui) and 'Pake' (
Pakihi) Islands in the
Hauraki Gulf. They then become frightened of the local
Māori, change their minds almost immediately, sell up and leave for the
Bay of Islands.
Undated
William Stewart establishes a timber, flax and trading settlement at Port Pegasus on
Stewart Island.[11]
^Fitzgerald, Caroline (2011). Te Wiremu: Henry Williams – Early Years in the North. Huia Publishers, New Zealand. pp. 65–66.
ISBN978-1-86969-439-5.
^Fitzgerald, Caroline (2004). Marianne Williams: Letters from the Bay of Islands. Penguin Books, New Zealand. pp. 97–99.
ISBN0-14-301929-5.
^McLean, Gavin (20 July 2015).
"Launching the Herald". 'Shipbuilding - The wooden era', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 February 2017.