1. New Zealand Company.
- Author
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Campbell, Josephine
- Subjects
New Zealand history -- 1840-1876 ,New Zealand Colonization Co. ,Stock companies ,Nineteenth century - Abstract
The New Zealand Company was a British joint-stock company. It coordinated most of the early settlement of the islands, which were still independent through the 1830s. The company was formed in 1839 and continued operating until 1858. The New Zealand Company established the first settlement for European immigrants in 1840, and was responsible for heavily promoting the country as a destination for settlers from Britain and Ireland. Conflict in 1843 between the company and Māori people ignited the New Zealand Wars.
- Published
- 2023