New Zealand's premier Alfred Domett moves a …
Years: 1864 - 1875
New Zealand's premier Alfred Domett moves a resolution to transfer the capital from Auckland to a locality near Cook Strait following concerns that the South Island might form a separate colony.
Wellington is chosen for its central location, with Parliament officially sitting there for the first time in 1865.
Wellington is chosen for its central location, with Parliament officially sitting there for the first time in 1865.
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Groups
- Maori people
- British people
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- New Zealand, (British) Crown Colony of
