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Edward Gibbon Wakefield
A clever theorist of mercurial character, Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796-1862) masterminded the large-scale British settlement of New Zealand.
Wakefield elected to Parliament
The brains behind the New Zealand Company was elected to the House of Representatives as the member for Hutt. Having only arrived in February, he was quick to lobby for the introduction of responsible government.
First European settlers arrive in Wellington
The New Zealand Company's first settler ship, the Aurora, arrived at Petone, marking the founding of the settlement that would become Wellington
Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1823
Etching of Edward Gibbon Wakefield
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