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1840
Treaty of Waitangi signed
1840
Samuel Revans prints first newspaper
1840
Hobson proclaims British sovereignty over New Zealand
1840
British proclaim sovereignty as French head for Akaroa
1840
New Zealand officially becomes British colony
1840
European settlers arrive in Wellington
1841
Wreck of the
Sophia Pate
1841
Mass murder in the Bay of Islands
1842
Auckland's first Anniversary Day Regatta
1842
New Zealand Company settlers arrive in Nelson
1842
New Zealand's first official execution
1843
The Wairau incident
1843
Foundation stone laid for New Zealand's first purpose-built theatre
1843
First Auckland A and P Show
1844
Governor FitzRoy arrives in Wellington to investigate Wairau incident
1844
'Pistols at dawn': deadly duel in Wellington
1845
Hōne Heke cuts down the British flagstaff - again
1845
The fall of Kororāreka
1846
Ruapekapeka pā occupied by British and Māori forces
1846
Devastating landslide at Lake Taupō
1846
Eight killed in attack on Boulcott Farm
1846
Brunner, Kehu and Heaphy reach Māwhera pā
1847
Wakefield and Featherston duel
1847
Gilfillan killings near Whanganui
1847
Auckland Savings Bank opens for business
1848
Scottish settlers arrive in Otago
1848
The
Acheron
arrives to survey New Zealand waters
1849
Death of Te Rauparaha
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