Journal Articles and Government Documents

Wellington Provincial Gazette

From 1853 through to 1876, New Zealand operated under a system of provincial government where each province had its own elected legislature to administer local affairs. The Wellington Provincial Council initially managed an area as far north as Whanganui and Hawke's Bay but their activities were chiefly centred in and around Wellington City. The Wellington Provincial Council Gazette was published near-weekly to provide a record of official proclamations, bylaws, and announcements from the Māori Land Court.

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Two articles of interest are :

Ki nga tangata o te kotinga ki Poneke (outbreak of war in Taranaki), 1860 No. 7.
Interview between Hon. Mr Fox and Wi Tako Ngatata, 1864 No. 11.

Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives

The Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives (AJHR), sometimes known as "the A to Js", are a collection of government-related reports published every year from 1858. The reports cover many subjects, documenting the work of government departments and a wide range of other actions carried out by, or of interest to, the government of the day.

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Report on the State of the Natives in Various Districts1862 E-7
Return of the Names etc of the Tribes of the North Island and to the Secretary of State 1870 A-11
Report on Native reserves in the province of Wellington 1872 F-01b
Approximate Census of the Maori Population 1874 G-7
Report of Commissioner of Native Reserves - Province of Wellington 1874 G-
Census of the Maori Population 1878 G-2

Transactions of the New Zealand Institute

The Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand is one of New Zealand's most important research publications, particularly for science.
The Royal Society (known as the New Zealand Institute before 1933) was established in 1867 to co-ordinate and assist the activities of a number of regional research societies including the Auckland Institute, the Wellington Philosophical Society and the Otago Institute.
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Some articles of interest are:

Journal of Early Settlers and Historical Association of Wellington

The Early Settlers and Historical Association of Wellington was formally incorporated in June 1912 but its genesis dates back to 1890.

Early whale ship at Port Nicholson May 1913, p. 61-

New Zealand Land Company's first purchase May 1913, p. 58-60

Pre-Pakeha occupation of Wellington district September 1913, p. 114

First settlement at Port Nicholson January 1914, p. 186-