Historical country records

New Zealand historical timeline

New Zealand

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category	Affiliation / detail
30 Jan 1840	part of New South Wales (see Australian states)	Leaders
3 May 1841	separate British colony	Leaders
26 Sep 1907	Dominion of New Zealand	Leaders
11 Dec 1931	Statute of Westminster (ratified by New Zealand 25 Nov 1947) grants full sovereignty to the British dominions	Leaders
af.1950	official use of the term "Dominion" is gradually abandoned	Leaders
3 May 1841 - 10 Sep 1842	William Hobson	Governors
10 Sep 1842 - 26 Dec 1843	Willoughby J. Shortland (acting)	Governors
26 Dec 1843 - 18 Nov 1845	Robert FitzRoy	Governors
18 Nov 1845 - 31 Dec 1853	George Grey (1st time)	Governors
3 Jan 1854 - 6 Sep 1855	Robert Henry Wynyard (1st time)	Governors
6 Sep 1855 - 3 Oct 1861	Thomas Gore Browne	Governors
3 Oct 1861 - Dec 1861	Robert Henry Wynyard (2nd time)	Governors
Dec 1861 - 5 Feb 1868	Sir George Grey (2nd time)	Governors
5 Feb 1868 - 19 Mar 1873	Sir George Ferguson Bowen	Governors
21 Mar 1873 - 14 Jun 1873	Sir George Alfred Arney (acting)	Governors
14 Jun 1873 - 3 Dec 1874	Sir James Fergusson	Governors
3 Dec 1874 - 21 Feb 1879	George Augustus Constantine Phipps, Marquess of Normanby (b. 1819 - d. 1890)	Governors
21 Feb 1879 - 27 Mar 1879	James Prendergast (1st time)	Governors
27 Mar 1879 - 9 Sep 1880	Sir Hercules Robinson	Governors
9 Sep 1880 - 29 Nov 1880	James Prendergast (2nd time)	Governors
29 Nov 1880 - 24 Jun 1882	Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon	Governors
24 Jun 1882 - 20 Jan 1883	James Prendergast (3rd time)	Governors
20 Jan 1883 - 23 Mar 1889	Sir William Jervois	Governors
23 Mar 1889 - 2 May 1889	James Prendergast (4th time)	Governors
2 May 1889 - 25 Feb 1892	William Hillier, Earl of Onslow	Governors
25 Feb 1892 - 6 Jun 1892	James Prendergast (5th time)	Governors
7 Jun 1892 - 8 Feb 1897	David Boyle, Earl of Glasgow	Governors
8 Feb 1897 - 9 Aug 1897	James Prendergast (6th time)	Governors
10 Aug 1897 - 20 Jun 1904	Uchter John Mark Knox, Earl of Ranfurly (b. 1856 - d. 1933)	Governors
20 Jun 1904 - 8 Jun 1910	William Lee Plunket, Baron Plunket (b. 1864 - d. 1920)	Governors
8 Jun 1910 - 22 Jun 1910	Sir Robert Stout (1st time)	Governors
22 Jun 1910 - 3 Dec 1912	John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington (b. 1866 - d. 1936)	Governors
3 Dec 1912 - 19 Dec 1912	Sir Robert Stout (2nd time)	Governors
19 Dec 1912 - 28 Jun 1917	Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, Earl of Liverpool (b. 1870 - d. 1941)	Governors
28 Jun 1917 - 8 Jul 1920	Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, Earl of Liverpool (s.a.)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
8 Jul 1920 - 27 Sep 1920	Sir Robert Stout (acting)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
27 Sep 1920 - 13 Dec 1924	John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa (b. 1859 - d. 1935)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
13 Dec 1924 - 8 Feb 1930	Sir Charles Fergusson	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
8 Feb 1930 - 19 Mar 1930	Sir Michael Myers (1st time)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
19 Mar 1930 - 15 Mar 1935	Charles Bathurst, Baron Bledisloe of Lydney (b. 1867 - d. 1958)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
15 Mar 1935 - 12 Apr 1935	Sir Michael Myers (2nd time)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
12 Apr 1935 - 3 Feb 1941	George Monckton-Arundell, Viscount Galway (b. 1882 - d. 1943)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
3 Feb 1941 - 22 Feb 1941	Sir Michael Myers (3rd time)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
22 Feb 1941 - 19 Apr 1946	Cyril Newall, Baron Newall	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
19 Apr 1946 - 17 Jun 1946	Sir Michael Myers (4th time)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
17 Jun 1946 - 15 Aug 1952	Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg (from 1951, Bernard Cyril Freyberg, Baron Freyberg of Wellington) (b. 1889 - d. 1963)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
15 Aug 1952 - 2 Dec 1952	Sir Humphrey Francis O'Leary	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
2 Dec 1952 - 25 Jul 1957	Sir Willoughby Norrie (from 1957, Willoughby Norrie, Baron Norrie) (b. 1893 - d. 1977)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
25 Jul 1957 - 5 Sep 1957	Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
5 Sep 1957 - 13 Sep 1962	Charles John Lyttleton, Viscount Cobham (b. 1909 - d. 1977)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
13 Sep 1962 - 9 Nov 1962	Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
9 Nov 1962 - 20 Oct 1967	Sir Bernard Fergusson	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
20 Oct 1967 - 1 Dec 1967	Sir Richard Wild (1st time)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
1 Dec 1967 - 7 Sep 1972	Sir Arthur Porritt	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
7 Sep 1972 - 27 Sep 1972	Sir Richard Wild (2nd time)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
27 Sep 1972 - 5 Oct 1977	Sir Denis Blundell	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
5 Oct 1977 - 26 Oct 1977	Sir Richard Wild (3rd time)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
26 Oct 1977 - 25 Oct 1980	Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
25 Oct 1980 - 6 Nov 1980	Sir Ronald Davidson (acting)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
6 Nov 1980 - 22 Nov 1985	Sir David Stuart Beattie	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
22 Nov 1985 - 20 Nov 1990	Sir Paul Reeves	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
20 Nov 1990 - 21 Mar 1996	Dame Catherine Tizard (f)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
21 Mar 1996 - 21 Mar 2001	Sir Michael Hardie Boys	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
22 Mar 2001 - 4 Apr 2001	Dame Sian Elias (f) (1st time)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
4 Apr 2001 - 4 Aug 2006	Dame Silvia Cartwright (f)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
4 Aug 2006 - 23 Aug 2006	Dame Sian Elias (f) (2nd time)	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
23 Aug 2006 -	Anand Satyanand	Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
7 May 1856 - 20 May 1856	Henry Sewell	Prime ministers¹
20 May 1856 - 2 Jun 1856	William Fox (1st time)	Prime ministers¹
2 Jun 1856 - 12 Jul 1861	Edward William Stafford (1st time)	Prime ministers¹
12 Jul 1861 - 6 Aug 1862	William Fox (2nd time)	Prime ministers¹
6 Aug 1862 - 30 Oct 1863	Alfred Domett	Prime ministers¹
30 Oct 1863 - 24 Nov 1864	Frederick Whitaker (1st time)	Prime ministers¹
24 Nov 1864 - 16 Oct 1865	Frederick Aloysius Weld	Prime ministers¹
16 Oct 1865 - 28 Jun 1869	Edward William Stafford (2nd time)	Prime ministers¹
28 Jun 1869 - 10 Sep 1872	William Fox (3rd time)	Prime ministers¹
10 Sep 1872 - 11 Oct 1872	Edward William Stafford (3rd time)	Prime ministers¹
11 Oct 1872 - 3 Mar 1873	George Marsden Waterhouse	Prime ministers¹
3 Mar 1873 - 8 Apr 1873	William Fox (4th time)	Prime ministers¹
8 Apr 1873 - 6 Jul 1875	Julius Vogel (from 1875, Sir Julius Vogel) (1st time) (b. 1835 - d. 1899)	Prime ministers¹
6 Jul 1875 - 15 Feb 1876	Daniel Pollen	Prime ministers¹
15 Feb 1876 - 1 Sep 1876	Sir Julius Vogel (2nd time)	Prime ministers¹
1 Sep 1876 - 13 Oct 1877	Harry Atkinson (1st time)	Prime ministers¹
13 Oct 1877 - 8 Oct 1879	Sir George Grey	Prime ministers¹
8 Oct 1879 - 21 Apr 1882	John Hall	Prime ministers¹
21 Apr 1882 - 25 Sep 1883	Frederick Whitaker (2nd time)	Prime ministers¹
25 Sep 1883 - 16 Aug 1884	Harry Atkinson (2nd time)	Prime ministers¹
16 Aug 1884 - 28 Aug 1884	Robert Stout (1st time)	Prime ministers¹
28 Aug 1884 - 3 Sep 1884	Harry Atkinson (3rd time)	Prime ministers¹
3 Sep 1884 - 8 Oct 1887	Robert Stout (from 1886, Sir Robert Stout) (2nd time) (s.a.)	Prime ministers¹
8 Oct 1887 - 24 Jan 1891	Harry Atkinson (from 1888, Sir Harry Atkinson) (4th time) (s.a.)	Prime ministers¹
24 Jan 1891 - 27 Apr 1893	John Ballance	Prime ministers¹	Lib
1 May 1893 - 10 Jun 1906	Richard John Seddon	Prime ministers¹	Lib
21 Jun 1906 - 6 Aug 1906	William Hall-Jones (acting)	Prime ministers¹	Lib
6 Aug 1906 - 28 Mar 1912	Joseph Ward (from 1911, Sir Joseph Ward) (1st time) Lib (b. 1856 - d. 1930)	Prime ministers¹
28 Mar 1912 - 10 Jul 1912	Thomas Mackenzie	Prime ministers¹	Lib
10 Jul 1912 - 10 May 1925	William Ferguson Massey	Prime ministers¹	Ref
14 May 1925 - 30 May 1925	Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell Ref	Prime ministers¹
30 May 1925 - 10 Dec 1928	Joseph Gordon Coates	Prime ministers¹	Ref
10 Dec 1928 - 28 May 1930	Sir Joseph Ward (2nd time)	Prime ministers¹	Uni
28 May 1930 - 5 Dec 1935	George William Forbes	Prime ministers¹	Uni
5 Dec 1935 - 27 Mar 1940	Michael Joseph Savage	Prime ministers¹	Lab
27 Mar 1940 - 13 Dec 1949	Peter Fraser	Prime ministers¹	Lab
13 Dec 1949 - 20 Sep 1957	Sidney Holland	Prime ministers¹	Nat
20 Sep 1957 - 12 Dec 1957	Keith Jacka Holyoake	Prime ministers¹
12 Dec 1957 - 26 Nov 1960	Walter Nash	Prime ministers¹	Lab
26 Nov 1960 - 7 Feb 1972	Keith Jacka Holyoake (from 1970, Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake) (2nd time) Nat (s.a.)	Prime ministers¹
7 Feb 1972 - 8 Dec 1972	John Ross Marshall	Prime ministers¹	Nat
8 Dec 1972 - 31 Aug 1974	Norman Eric Kirk	Prime ministers¹	Lab
1 Sep 1974 - 6 Sep 1974	Hugh Watt (acting)	Prime ministers¹	Lab
6 Sep 1974 - 12 Dec 1975	Wallace Edward Rowling	Prime ministers¹	Lab
12 Dec 1975 - 26 Jul 1984	Robert David Muldoon (from 1984, Sir Robert David Muldoon) Nat (b. 1921 - d. 1992)	Prime ministers¹
26 Jul 1984 - 8 Aug 1989	David Lange	Prime ministers¹	Lab
8 Aug 1989 - 4 Sep 1990	Geoffrey Palmer	Prime ministers¹	Lab
4 Sep 1990 - 2 Nov 1990	Mike Moore	Prime ministers¹	Lab
2 Nov 1990 - 8 Dec 1997	Jim Bolger	Prime ministers¹	Nat
8 Dec 1997 - 10 Dec 1999	Jenny Shipley (f)	Prime ministers¹	Nat
10 Dec 1999 -	Helen Clark (f)	Prime ministers¹	Lab

Maori community

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
2 May 1859	kingship established	Leaders
12 Aug 1881	surrender to New Zealand government	Leaders
2 May 1859 - 25 Jun 1860	Potatau I Te Wherowhero	Te Wherowhero lineage
27 Jun 1860 - 26 Aug 1894	Tukaroto Matutaera Te Pukepuke Te Paue Te Karato Te-a-Potatau II Te Wherowhero (from Aug 1864, Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero "Te A") (b. 1825 - d. 1894)	Te Wherowhero lineage
14 Sep 1894 - 9 Nov 1912	Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero (b. c.1855 - d. 1912)	Te Wherowhero lineage
24 Nov 1912 - 1 Oct 1933	Te Rata Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero (b. 1880 - d. 1933)	Te Wherowhero lineage
8 Oct 1933 - 18 May 1966	Koroki Te Rata Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero (b. 1909 - d. 1966)	Te Wherowhero lineage
23 May 1966 - 15 Aug 2006	Te Ata-i Rangi-Kahu Koroki Te Rata Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero (f) (b. 1931 - d. 2006)	Te Wherowhero lineage
21 Aug 2006 -	Tuheitia	Te Wherowhero lineage

Ngati Tuwharetoa

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
c.1750	chiefdom established	Leaders
17.. - ...	Te Rangituamatotoru	Paramount chiefs (title Ariki Nui)
... - ...	Te Wakaiti	Paramount chiefs (title Ariki Nui)
... - c.1820	Herea Te Rangimaheuheu (later Herea Te Heuheu Tukino I) (b. c.1750 - d. c.1820)	Paramount chiefs (title Ariki Nui)
c.1820 - 7 May 1846	Mananui Te Heuheu Tukino II	Paramount chiefs (title Ariki Nui)
1850 - Oct 1862	Iwikau Te Heuheu Tukino III	Paramount chiefs (title Ariki Nui)
1862 - 30 Jul 1888	Horonuku Te Heuheu Tukino IV	Paramount chiefs (title Ariki Nui)
1888 - 1 Jun 1921	Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V	Paramount chiefs (title Ariki Nui)
1921 - 27 Apr 1944	Hoani Te Heuheu Tukino VI	Paramount chiefs (title Ariki Nui)
1944 - 31 Jul 1997	Hepi Te Heuheu Tukino VII	Paramount chiefs (title Ariki Nui)
5 Aug 1997 -	Tumu Te Heuheu Tukino VIII	Paramount chiefs (title Ariki Nui)