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1843
- February 11
- Deans, Gebbie and Manson families sail from Wellington on the "Richmond" to settle at Riccarton.
- April
- Captain Francis Sinclair and Ebenezer Hay and family settle at Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula.
- June 17
- John Deans lands sheep, cattle and horses at Lyttelton.
- December 8
- Greenwood brothers (James and Joseph) settle at Purau, Lyttelton Harbour.
