New Zealand's premier Alfred Domett moves a…

1864 CE to 1875 CE

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.

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Maori people View → British people View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → New Zealand, (British) Crown Colony of View →

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Colonization of Australasia, European View →

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