At the beginning of 1898 the Australasian Mission was divided to reform the Australian Mission and organize the New Zealand Mission.
Early History
In October 1854, President Augustus Farnham and N. William Cooke of the Australasian Mission visited New Zealand and in April 1855 the first branch was established there.
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Started On 1854 October
Ended On 1855 April
Headquarters Move
The headquarters of the Australasian Mission were moved to New Zealand.
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Occurred On 1879
Preaching to the Maori people begins
President William Michael Bromley, of the Australasian Mission, was inspired to teach the Maori people, leading to the first Maori converts.
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Occurred On 1881 October
Mission Split Begins
Though the split was not effective until 1 January 1898, efforts to divided the Australasian Mission to create the Australian and New Zealand Missions began in August 1897.
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Occurred On 1897 August
Mission Founded
Ezra Foss Richards, Sr. Called as President
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Started On 1898 January 1
Ended On 1898 April 28
Ezra Thompson DuFresne Stevenson Called as President
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Started On 1898 March 4
Ended On 1900 February 18
John Ephraim Magleby Called as President
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Started On 1900 February 18
Ended On 1902 July 26
Charles Bart Bartlett Called as President
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Started On 1902 June 30
Ended On 1905 August 4
Louis Gerald Hoagland Called as President
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Started On 1905 May 12
Ended On 1907 May 15
Periodical Publication
The official mission periodical, Elders' Messenger, began publication in January 1907. It carried a Maori-language supplement called Te Karere. Starting in 1908 Te Karere became its own periodical, although the two shared the same numbering.
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Started On 1907
Ended On 1908
Rufus Kay Hardy Called as President
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Started On 1907 February 18
Ended On 1909
George Bowles Called as President
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Started On 1909 February 19
Ended On 1911 April 2
Orson Douglas Romney Called as President
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Started On 1911 February 10
Ended On 1914 January 12
College Opened
The mission opened an agricultural college at Korongata to instruct Maori boys.
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Occurred On 1913
William Gardner Called as President
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Started On 1913 November 5
Ended On 1916 May 29
James Needham Lambert Called as President
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Started On 1916 April 28
Ended On 1920 May 5
Periodical Publication
The two mission periodicals, Elders' Messenger and Te Karere, recombined under the title Te Karere.
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Occurred On 1917
Headquarters Move
Mission home located at 2 Scotia Place, Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Occurred On 1920
George Shepard Taylor Called as President
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Started On 1920 November 3
Ended On 1923 July 10
Angus Taylor Wright Called as President
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Started On 1923 March 30
Ended On 1925 April 26
John Howard Jenkins Called as President
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Started On 1925 July 22
Ended On 1928 May 8
John Ephraim Magleby Called as President
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Started On 1928 March 1
Ended On 1932 June 22
Rufus Kay Hardy Called as President
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Started On 1933 June 20
Ended On 1934 November 17
Moroni Charles Woods Called as President
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Started On 1935 March 1
Ended On 1938 April 3
Matthew Cowley Called as President
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Started On 1938 January 18
Ended On 1945 July 30
Periodical Publication
Te Karere ceased publication with its June 1960 issue.
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Occurred On 1960 June
