The New Zealand Land Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf company
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:New_Zealand_Company
land speculation
settler support
colonial_administration
Wakefield_theory_of_colonization
gptkbp:cultural_impact land loss
Māori_culture
gptkbp:dissolved 1845
financial difficulties
gptkbp:environmental_impact settler economy
gptkbp:financials British_investors
gptkbp:founded 1839
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:John_Ballance
gptkb:William_Fox
gptkb:William_Wakefield
gptkb:Richard_Oliphant
gptkb:Thomas_Brunner
gptkb:Henry_Sewell
gptkb:John_Robert_Godley
gptkb:Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield
gptkb:James_Edward_Fitzgerald
George_Grey
gptkbp:historical_significance early colonial enterprise
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century colonization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The New Zealand Land Company
gptkbp:impact gptkb:colonization_of_New_Zealand
land tenure system
gptkbp:industry real estate
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:William_Wakefield
gptkbp:land_use land grants
speculative
purchase agreements
agricultural settlement
crown_land
gptkbp:legacy influence on land policy
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:New_Plymouth_settlement
Nelson_settlement
Wellington_settlement
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:South_Island
gptkb:North_Island
gptkbp:purpose land acquisition
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:British_government
Māori tribes
gptkbp:significantEvent purchase of land from Māori
gptkbp:successor gptkb:New_Zealand_Company
gptkbp:territory 1840s
gptkbp:type colonial company