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Group: Río de la Plata, United Provinces of the
People: Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Location: Nanjing (Nanking) Jiangsu (Kiangsu) China

New Zealand's premier Alfred Domett moves a …

Years: 1864 - 1875
New Zealand's premier Alfred Domett moves a resolution to transfer the capital from Auckland to a locality near Cook Strait following concerns that the South Island might form a separate colony.

Wellington is chosen for its central location, with Parliament officially sitting there for the first time in 1865.