Episode 2 of 2
Proclamation of Sovereignty
- When
- 3 May 1840
- Where
- New Zealand
Lieutenant-Governor Hobson proclaimed British sovereignty over New Zealand on 3 May 1840, with the North Island claimed by treaty and the South Island and Stewart Island by discovery.
Hobson proclaimed sovereignty over the whole country, with the North Island by treaty and the South Island and Stewart Island by discovery. New Zealand was later constituted as a separate Crown colony, distinct from New South Wales, by a Royal Charter signed on 16 November 1840, effective from 3 May 1841.
Sources
- William Hobson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
- Treaty of Waitangi Wikipedia
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