Personal details
Full Name:
- Edward Gibbon Wakefield
Lifetime:
- 20 Mar 1796–16 May 1862
A clever theorist of mercurial character, Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796-1862) masterminded the large-scale British settlement of New Zealand.
Read more...Events In History
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19 August 1853E.G. Wakefield elected to ParliamentThe originator of the New Zealand Company was elected to the House of Representatives as the member for Hutt six months after arriving in the colony. He had been quick to lobby for the introduction of responsible government. Read more...
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22 January 1840European settlers arrive in WellingtonThe New Zealand Company's first settler ship, the Aurora, arrived at Petone to found the settlement that would become Wellington. Read more...
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Stories in the land field trip
Field trips are a fantastic way for students and teachers to develop shared experiences outside of the classroom. This field trip – ‘Stories in the land’ – is facilitated by educator-historian Ricky Prebble and can be adapted for senior and junior students.
- Page 1 - Stories in the land field tripField trips are a fantastic way for students and teachers to develop shared experiences outside of the classroom. This field trip – ‘Stories in the land’ – is facilitated
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Main image: Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1823
Etching of Edward Gibbon Wakefield
