new zealand became its own country in 1853.
new zealand became its own country in 1853.
when did new zealand became its own country?
1853
following abolition, the provinces became known as provincial districts. their principal legacy is the use of some provincial boundaries to determine the geographical boundaries for anniversary day public holidays.









































section::::1841 to 1853.









































following the treaty of waitangi in 1840, new zealand became a british colony, initially as part of new south wales. when new zealand became a separate crown colony from new south wales in 1841, a royal charter established three provinces:









































bullet::::- new ulster (the north island north of the patea river)









































bullet::::- new munster (the north island south of the patea river, plus the south island)
provinces of new zealand
the christian brothers arrived in new zealand in 1876 and, in that year opened a secondary school in dunedin, the christian brothers school. from the arrival of the christian brothers, new zealand was administered as part of the australasian province incorporating australia, new zealand and, from 1950, papua new guinea. in 1959, new zealand became st joseph's vice-province. this resulted in new zealand brothers returning to work in their home country and many australian brothers went in the opposite direction. in 1966 new zealand became a full province of the institute.
congregation of christian brothers in new zealand