New Zealand (Great Britain)
This article is about the specific polity New Zealand (Great Britain) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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Was a colony of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that encompassed the islands of New Zealand from 1841 to 1907.
Establishment
November 1840: The Colony of New Zealand was chartered and split from New South Wales.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
1. Events
May 1842: The Auckland Islands were part of the Colony of New Zealand under the Letters Patent of April 1842.
January 1843: The Chatham Islands officially became part of the Colony of New Zealand in 1842.
January 1847: The Auckland Islands were excluded from New Zealand by the Act of 1846 which defined the southern boundary of New South Wales at 47° 10' south.
January 1864: The Auckland Islands were included by the New Zealand Boundaries Act of 1863, an act of the Imperial Parliament at Westminster which extended the boundaries of the colony once more.
January 1888: The Kermadec Islands or Kermadec Islands are an archipelago of a few small islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean that have been part of New Zealand since 1887.
June 1901: "A British Protectorate was declared over Niue, after which the island was integrated into New Zealand.
January 1902: The Cook Islands Federation lasted until 1901, when it was given to New Zealand.
September 1907: In 1907, at the request of the New Zealand Parliament, King Edward VII proclaimed New Zealand a Dominion within the British Empire, reflecting its self-governing status.
Disestablishment
September 1907: In 1907, at the request of the New Zealand Parliament, King Edward VII proclaimed New Zealand a Dominion within the British Empire, reflecting its self-governing status.
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