The following lists events that happened during 1830 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal Head of State – King George IV dies on 26 June and is succeeded by his brother King William IV. Governor of New South Wales – General Ralph Darling
Events 10 January – The first whaling ship, the Antarctic, enters Lyttelton Harbour, which Captain Morell calls 'Cook's Harbour'.Christchurch: a chronology 3 February – John Guard arrives in Sydney with a cargo of whale oil, the first to be shipped from the South Island.New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Guard BiographyNew Zealand Electronic Text Centre: The Old Whaling Days 1 21 April – Phillip Tapsell is married to Karuhi, sister of a Ngā Puhi chief, by Samuel Marsden.Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Phillip Tapsell 31 July – William Yate returns from 6 months 'training' in printing at Sydney with a printing press. His attempts at printing are not particularly successful.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 185New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Printing (see also 1834 & 1835) 19 August – Captain William Stewart leaves for Kapiti Island, where Te Rauparaha has promised him a cargo of flax in return for transporting a large Ngāti Toa party to Akaroa.New Zealand Hhiistory online: 'Captain Stewart and the Elizabeth - a frontier of chaos?' 26 October – Te Rauparaha and 120 Ngāti Toa warriors leave Kapiti Island for Akaroa on the hired brig Elizabeth.New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: The Old Whaling Days 2 6 November – After 3 or 4 days hidden aboard the Elizabeth while anchored in Akaroa, Te Rauparaha and his warriors attack and massacre a villageThis village is not to be confused with the much larger pā at Onawe which Te Rauparaha destroyed in late 1831 or early 1832. of local Kāi Tahu, and then cannibalise them. November Phillip Tapsell settles in Maketu in the Bay of Plenty and begins trading for flax. (see also 1828) Undated John Guard marries Elizabeth 'Betty' Parker in Sydney. She leaves Sydney on the schooner Waterloo on 7 November, arrives at Te Awaiti before the end of the year, and is the first European women to settle permanently in the South Island.Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Elizabeth Guard A whaling station is operating from Porirua. Jack Duff, a trader, is the first known European to visit the Palmerston North area. He travels by whaleboat up river as far inland as Woodville and returns to Porirua. The first inland mission is started at Waimate North.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 474.
Births 2 May (in Ireland): Maurice O'Rorke, politician. 29 August (in Ireland): Charles Bowen, politician. 22 October (in Scotland): Arthur John Burns, businessman and politician. Unknown date (in England): Edwin Blake, Member of Parliament (in Ireland): Charles Bowen, politician. (in England): Henry Miller, politician. (in Ireland) Thomas Russell, founder of the Bank of New Zealand
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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