1806 in New Zealand

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1806 in New Zealand:

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Sealing continues at Bass Strait and the Antipodes Islands. At the end of the year there is a new sealing rush to the Bounty and Auckland Islands. Few sealers, if any, are known to have visited the Foveaux Strait area at this time, although this may be due in part to the secrecy of the captains and owners in reporting where they operate and/or the existence of the Strait not yet being widely known. Whaling continues off the east coast of the North Island. Ships are now visiting the Bay of Islands on a reasonably regular basis. The first reports about the poor behaviour of ships crews are sent to the Church Missionary Society in London.^[1]

Between 1800 and 1806, £200,000 worth of whale oil was taken from the New Zealand area by British whaling ships operating from Sydney.^[2]

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2 Events 2.1 Undated 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 References 6 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State – King George III.
• Governor of New South Wales – William Bligh arrives on 6 August to take