Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand

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The Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand was a colonial administrative office representing British authority in New Zealand before the establishment of full self-governance.

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Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative office
viceregal office
appliesToJurisdiction Colony of New Zealand NERFINISHED
New Leinster Province NERFINISHED
New Munster Province NERFINISHED
New Ulster Province NERFINISHED
appointedBy Colonial Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
category Colonial governors of New Zealand NERFINISHED
Defunct political offices in New Zealand
country New Zealand
dateAbolished 1853
dateEstablished 1840
endedBecauseOf New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 NERFINISHED
introduction of responsible government in New Zealand
firstHolder William Hobson NERFINISHED
follows Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (for New Zealand) NERFINISHED
governmentType colonial administration
governs Crown colony of New Zealand NERFINISHED
hasDuty implement British colonial policy in New Zealand
maintain law and order
manage relations with Māori chiefs
hasJurisdictionOver British settlements in New Zealand
hasPower command local colonial forces
grant land titles
issue proclamations
historicalPeriod British colonial period in New Zealand
lastHolder Robert Henry Wynyard NERFINISHED
legalBasis Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom
Royal Charter of 1840 NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Auckland NERFINISHED
officeHolder Edward John Eyre NERFINISHED
George Grey NERFINISHED
Robert Henry Wynyard NERFINISHED
William Hobson NERFINISHED
officeScope executive authority
limited legislative authority
partOf British Empire
precededBy informal British consular representation in New Zealand
replacedBy Governor of New Zealand NERFINISHED
represented British Crown NERFINISHED
residence Government House, Auckland NERFINISHED
seatOfGovernment Auckland NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Governor of New South Wales NERFINISHED
Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand NERFINISHED
succeededBy Governor of New Zealand NERFINISHED
titleUsedIn official correspondence and proclamations in 1840s New Zealand

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British Resident in New Zealand followedBy Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand
British Resident at Waitangi replacedBy Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand