1844 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1844 in New Zealand.
Population
The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1844 is 73,900 Māori and 12,447 non-Māori.Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
Events
- 26 January: Governor Robert FitzRoy arrives in Wellington to investigate the Wairau Affray.
- February: The Bay of Islands Advocate ceases publishing. It began in 1843.
- 25 September: The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator prints its final issue. 369 issues were produced.
- 12 October: The New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian begins publishing in Wellington. It publishes weekly until its demise in 1865.
Births
Unknown date
- : James Colvin, politician.John Sheehan, politician.
Deaths
- 10 October: Tūhawaiki, tribal leader