The British Government appoints James Busby as…

1828 CE to 1839 CE

The British Government appoints James Busby as British Resident to New Zealand in 1832 following a petition from northern Māori.

In 1835, following an announcement of impending French settlement by Charles de Thierry, the nebulous United Tribes of New Zealand send a Declaration of Independence to King William IV of the United Kingdom asking for protection.

Ongoing unrest, the proposed settlement of New Zealand by the New Zealand Company (which had already sent its first ship of surveyors to buy land from Māori) and the dubious legal standing of the Declaration of Independence prompts the Colonial Office to send Captain William Hobson to claim sovereignty for the United Kingdom and negotiate a treaty with the Māori.

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William Hobson View → William IV of the United Kingdom View →

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Maori people View → British people View → New South Wales (British colony) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → New Zealand Company View →

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