1847 in New Zealand
# 1847 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1847 in New Zealand.

## Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1847 is 69,700 Māori and 14,477 non-Māori.

## Incumbents

### Regal and viceregal

* Head of State – Queen Victoria
* Governor – Sir George Grey

### Government and law

* Chief Justice – William Martin

## Events

* 5 August – The Ramilles arrives in Auckland with the first fencibles. They are initially housed at the Auckland Barracks.
* 15 September – The first hospital in Wellington is opened in Thorndon.
* 17 November – The first fencibles move to Onehunga.

### Undated

* The first permanent hospital in Auckland opens in Grafton Gully.

## Births

* January 5: William Rose Bock, engraver, medallist, illuminator, stamp designer, lithographer and publisher (d. 1932)
* (unknown date, place): Charles King, cricketer (d. 1917)

## Deaths

* 12 March: Te Manihera Poutama, missionary
* 5 April: George Binns, chartist leader and poet
* 19 July (in Tasmania): Hohepa Te Umuroa, political prisoner
* 1 September: Tiakitai, tribal leader and trader

### Unknown date

* Dicky Barrett, whaler and trader
* Tuhuru Kokare, tribal leader
