Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1851 is 64,350 Māori and 26,707 non-Māori.^[1]

Incumbents

Governor Grey issues a charter creating the Borough of Auckland.^[2] Archibald Clark becomes Mayor.^[3] (see also 1852)
11 January: The Otago Witness begins publication. It publishes fortnightly until August, and then weekly until its demise in 1932.^[4]
11 January: The Lyttelton Times begins publication. It will change its name to the Christchurch Times in 1929, and continue until 1935.^[5]
1 November: First national census held in New Zealand, counting European dwellings and population only.^[6]
24 December: The Governor Wynyard, the first steamer built in New Zealand, is launched at Freemans Bay, Auckland.^[7]^[8]

^ 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.
^ "History of Auckland City: Chapter 1". Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
^ History of Auckland City: Mayors Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Otago Witness". National Library of New Zealand.
^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
^ "Census timeline 1840–1859". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Shipbuilding
^ "DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 26 December 1851. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: Some Interesting Occurrences in Early Auckland

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