A clever theorist of mercurial character, Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796-1862) masterminded the large-scale British settlement of New Zealand.
Edward Gibbon Wakefield
Personal details
Full Name:
Edward Gibbon Wakefield
Lifetime:
20 Mar 1796 – 16 May 1862
Biography
Events In History
19 August 1853
The originator of the New Zealand Company was elected to the House of Representatives as the member for Hutt six months after arriving in the colony. He had been quick to lobby for the introduction of responsible government.
22 January 1840
The New Zealand Company's first settler ship, the Aurora, arrived at Petone to found the settlement that would become Wellington.
Articles
Stories in the land field trip
Page 2 - Stories in the land field trip
Field trips are a fantastic way for students and teachers to develop shared experiences outside of the classroom. This field trip – ‘Stories in the land’ – is facilitated by
Main image: Sound: New Zealand's first Parliament
Hear a re-enactment of a day in New Zealand's first Parliament. This is a re-enactment of a somewhat farcical confrontation in the first session of Parliament in 1854 when the governor attempted to prorogue Parliament as the issue of responsible government became vexed.
