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1845 in New Zealand

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1845
in
New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1845 in New Zealand.

Population

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The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1845 is 72,500 Māori and 12,774 non-Māori.[1]

Incumbents

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Regal and viceregal

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Government and law

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Events

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  • 19 January: Hone Heke cuts down the British flagstaff at Kororareka for the third time in the lead-up to the Flagstaff War.[2]
  • 2 April: The Wellington Independent publishes its first issue. The newspaper continues to publish bi-weekly or tri-weekly until 1874.[3]
  • 7 June: The New Zealander begins publishing. The Auckland-based newspaper publishes weekly, then bi-weekly and from 1859 daily. It will cease publishing in 1866.[4]

Births

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Unknown date

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at "Long-term data series". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008., in particular "A1.1 Total population.xls". Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  2. ^ Today in History | NZHistory
  3. ^ "Wellington Independent". National Library of New Zealand.
  4. ^ "New Zealander". National Library of New Zealand.
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