The parent organisation was founded in England in 1799. The New Zealand Church Missionary Society ( NZCMS) is a mission society working within the Anglican Communion and Protestant, Evangelical Anglicanism. It received a 21-gun salute, and was eventually recognised by the British king and became a national flag for ships from New Zealand.Organisation in New Zealand New Zealand Church Missionary Society Abbreviationġ2 April 1799 (UK parent organisation) 1892 (NZ branch) On 20 March 1834, at Waitangi, the chiefs selected one which became known as the United Tribes’ flag. Three options were presented, which had been organised by missionary Henry Williams. Source: Fiona Barker, 'New Zealand identity - Understanding New Zealand national identity', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, (accessed 30 July 2019)īusby called together a number of northern chiefs to vote for a national flag. Until that time they had been a community of separate tribes. The adoption of the flag was the first act of Māori in claiming a collective nationhood. This flag was adopted by 25 northern chiefs and their followers in March 1834, in response to the fact that ships from New Zealand were liable to be seized unless they had a flag or certificate representing their country of origin. Source: Basil Keane, 'He Whakaputanga – Declaration of Independence - Background to the declaration', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, (accessed 30 July 2019) He was described as a man o’ war (warship) without guns. He had no army or police force to support him, and he had to use diplomacy to achieve anything. He arrived in 1833, but was not well equipped. As a result James Busby was appointed as British Resident in New Zealand (an official position). In 1831, 13 northern chiefs, assisted by missionary William Yate, sent a letter to King William IV requesting his protection. The visit of the French ship La Favorite in 1830 led to British concerns about other nations annexing New Zealand. Missionaries, many European settlers and Māori were concerned about lawlessness and the need for some kind of government. In the early 19th century European traders, whalers and settlers were increasingly coming to New Zealand. Source: John Wilson, 'European discovery of New Zealand - French explorers', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, (accessed 30 July 2019)ġ831 - James Busby appointed British Resident to New Zealand He went on to examine the east coast from Cape Campbell to Whāngārei Harbour, a journey that included the Hauraki Gulf, Waitematā Harbour and Coromandel Peninsula. By 3 April 1824 he had reached the Bay of Islands, where he stayed until 17 April before continuing his circumnavigation.ĭumont d’Urville came with the intention of completing Cook’s chart of New Zealand. Louis Isidore Duperrey sailed from Toulon on the Coquille in 1822. In March 1793 Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni d’Entrecasteaux, commanding the Espérance and the Recherche, sailed past New Zealand while searching for another French explorer, Jean François de Galoup, Comte de la Pérouse. After landfall at New Zealand’s Cape Egmont, he sailed around the top of the North Island. Not far behind Cook and de Surville came another Frenchman, Marc Joseph Marion du Fresne, who had served on French India Company ships. Sailing via Malacca and the Solomon Islands, he reached the western coast of New Zealand (he was the first European to see it since Tasman) on 12 December 1769. From 1769 - Interest in New Zealand from the French - (Jean Francois Marie De Surville, Marc Joseph Marion du Fresne, D’Entrecasteaux, Duperrey and Dumont d’Urville).Ĭaptain Jean François Marie de Surville had left India on the St Jean Baptiste in March 1769 for a voyage of trade and exploration to the South Pacific.
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