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Kōrero: Self-government and independence

First Wellington Parliament

First Wellington Parliament

This press report captures the (rather sodden) moments before the opening of the first Parliament in Wellington, on 27 July 1865.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past

Reference: Wellington Independent, 27 July 1865, p. 3

Permission of the National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

W. David McIntyre, Self-government and independence – Controlling Māori affairs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/document/32938/first-wellington-parliament (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā W. David McIntyre, i tāngia i te 23 March 2012.