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- 1850 Sisters of Mercy arrive in New Zealand
- 1851 Maria wrecked near Cape Terawhiti
- 1853 New Zealand Constitution Act comes into force
- 1853 New Zealand's first general election begins
- 1853 E.G. Wakefield elected to Parliament
- 1853 Grey leaves New Zealand after first term as governor
- 1854 Parliament's first sitting in Auckland
- 1855 Massive earthquake hits southern North Island
- 1855 Legendary sheep rustler James Mackenzie caught
- 1855 New Zealand's first postage stamps go on sale
- 1856 First state secondary school opens
- 1856 Henry Sewell becomes the country’s first premier
- 1859 New Zealand’s first lighthouse lit
- 1859 Ice comes to Nelson