British forces invade the waikato under the leadership of General Duncan Cameron.
Gore Brown was replaced by Grey as Governor.
Te Wherwhero installed as first Māori King, with the name of Potatau I.
Thomas Gore-Browne becomes Governor of New Zealand.
Tamihana Te Rauparaha and Matane Te Whiwhi propose the idea of a Māori King.
The Canterbury settlement is founded.
The wars in the north end with the taking of Ruapekapeka.
Bishop John Baptiste Francis Pompallier, from France, founds the first Marist mission at Hokianga.
The New Zealand Association is formed in London by Edward Gibbon Wakefield.
James Busby arrives in the Bay of Island. He was the first official British resident in New Zealand.
Samuel Marsden, British Missionary, makes his first visit to New Zealand. The Anglican mission is established at the Bay of Islands.
Captain James Cook arrives in New Zealand on board the Endeavour.