{"slug": "bay-of-islands", "label": "Bay of Islands", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Islands", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q812091", "qid": "Q812091", "description": "area in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand", "entries": 21, "years": 20, "span": [1802, 1840], "span_label": ["1802 CE", "1840 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 12}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}], "also_known_as": ["Bay of Islands, New Zealand"], "related": [{"slug": "port-jackson", "label": "Port Jackson", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "christianity", "label": "Christianity", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "maori-people", "label": "Māori people", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "france", "label": "France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sydney", "label": "Sydney", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "george-iv", "label": "George IV", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "charles-darwin", "label": "Charles Darwin", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1802, "year_label": "1802 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The whaler Harriet is the first ship known to have visited the Bay of Islands since 1793.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359847805#Events", "title": "1802 in New Zealand", "revid": 1359847805, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1806, "year_label": "1806 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "February 25", "text": "25 February – The Lady Nelson leaves Port Jackson to return Te Pahi and his sons to the Bay of Islands. Te Pahi has been given bricks and a frame for a European house, and other goods. During the journey Te Pahi becomes ill and is nursed by ex-convict George Bruce.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368078769#Events", "title": "1806 in New Zealand", "revid": 1368078769, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1808, "year_label": "1808 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "September 26", "text": "26 September – Te Pahi returns to the Bay of Islands on the Commerce.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360288055#Events", "title": "1808 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360288055, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1809, "year_label": "1809 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "March 1", "text": "1 March – The City of Edinburgh arrives in the Bay of Islands, returning chief (Maa-)Tara from Port Jackson. Tara dies of bronchitis some months later (possibly July–September).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360290209#Events", "title": "1809 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360290209, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1812, "year_label": "1812 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March", "text": "March – The whaling ship King George, Captain Lasco Jones, calls at the Bay of Islands. John Besent, an American in the crew, deserts the ship worried that locals will hear about ill-treatment of a Māori crew member by the Captain and massacre the crew as happened with the Boyd. He stays with the Ngā Puhi for 12 months and during that time hears a detailed account of what happened with the Boyd from chief Te Aara (who speaks fluent English). He later reports the ill-treatment by Captain Lasco and relates the Boyd account to the authorities in Port Jackson.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332930396#Events", "title": "1812 in New Zealand", "revid": 1332930396, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1814, "year_label": "1814 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 14", "text": "14 March – Thomas Kendall and William Hall leave Sydney on the Active, captain Dillon, for Hobart, on the way to explore the Bay of Islands for a suitable mission site. Also with them is Tui (Tupaea), younger brother of the Ngāpuhi chief Korokoro, who has been staying with Kendall in Sydney.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360306748#Events", "title": "1814 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360306748, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1815, "year_label": "1815 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The first full-blooded European native born in New Zealand, Thomas King, is born in the Bay of Islands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365587765#Date_unknown", "title": "1815", "revid": 1365587765, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1817, "year_label": "1817 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January", "text": "January – Hongi Hika leads 800 Ngāpuhi in a fleet of 30 canoes to make peace with the North Cape tribes. He quarrels with tribes at Whangaroa on the way and immediately returns to the Bay of Islands in case they attack the Rangihoua mission in his absence.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360314333#Events", "title": "1817 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360314333, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1818, "year_label": "1818 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November", "text": "November – Te Morenga returns to the Bay of Islands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360316680#Events", "title": "1818 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360316680, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1821, "year_label": "1821 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 12", "text": "12 July – Thomas Kendall, Hongi Hika and Waikato arrive back in the Bay of Islands from their trip to England. While in England they have helped to compile a Maori dictionary, met King George IV who gave Hongi a suit of armour, and Hongi has acquired a number of muskets (his primary purpose).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360327311#Events", "title": "1821 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360327311, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1822, "year_label": "1822 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "January 22", "text": "22 January – Samuel Leigh and his wife arrive in the Bay of Islands to start the first Wesleyan mission. They stay at Te Puna with the Hall family of the Church Missionary Society for the next 16 months.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360329337#Events", "title": "1822 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360329337, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1823, "year_label": "1823 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "May 16", "text": "16 May – William White and others arrive in the St Michael to reinforce the Wesleyan missionaries in the Bay of Islands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1346740046#Events", "title": "1823 in New Zealand", "revid": 1346740046, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1824, "year_label": "1824 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "April 3", "text": "3 April – George Clarke arrives in the Bay of Islands having taken passage from Sydney on board the French corvette La Coquille. La Coquille is commanded by Louis Isidore Duperrey, with Jules Dumont d'Urville as second-in-command, and will go on to complete a global circumnavigation.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332932241#Events", "title": "1824 in New Zealand", "revid": 1332932241, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1826, "year_label": "1826 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "September 23", "text": "23 September – The New Zealand Company agents aboard the Rosanna complete the purchase of 'Pakatu' (Pakatoa), 'Taratora' (Rotoroa), 'Ponue' (Ponui) and 'Pake' (Pakihi) Islands in the Hauraki Gulf. They then become frightened of the local Māori, change their minds almost immediately, sell up and leave for the Bay of Islands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362740395#Events", "title": "1826 in New Zealand", "revid": 1362740395, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1833, "year_label": "1833 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "May 10", "text": "10 May – James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands on HMS Imogene.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360366049#Events", "title": "1833 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360366049, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1834, "year_label": "1834 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Two Māori converts returning from the Bay of Islands introduce Christianity to Gisborne. (see also 1838)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360368824#Events", "title": "1834 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360368824, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1834, "year_label": "1834 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "December 30", "text": "30 December – William Colenso, printer/missionary for the Church Missionary Society, arrives at Paihia in the Bay of Islands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360368824#Events", "title": "1834 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360368824, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1835, "year_label": "1835 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "December", "text": "December – Charles Darwin witnesses a game of cricket at the Bay of Islands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360372811#Cricket", "title": "1835 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360372811, "section": "Sport › Cricket"}}, {"year": 1838, "year_label": "1838 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Three Gisborne Māori, having had Christian instruction in the Bay of Islands, return as catechists.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1292630166#Events", "title": "1838 in New Zealand", "revid": 1292630166, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1839, "year_label": "1839 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": null, "text": "The Weller brothers whaling settlement at Otakou on the shore of Otago Harbour has the largest population of Europeans in New Zealand outside the Bay of Islands/Hokianga.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267265053#Events", "title": "1839 in New Zealand", "revid": 1267265053, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1840, "year_label": "1840 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "January 29", "text": "29 January — Lieutenant-Governor Captain William Hobson arrives in the Bay of Islands. With Hobson are the members of the Executive Council, Colonial Secretary Willoughby Shortland, Colonial Treasurer George Cooper and Attorney-General Francis Fisher and the Legislative Council comprising the Executive Council and three Justices of the Peace.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332934331#January_—_June", "title": "1840 in New Zealand", "revid": 1332934331, "section": "Events › January — June"}}]}