THE PRESS 160 YEARS is a series marking the launch of The Press newspaper in Christchurch on May 25, 1861. Fifty years of being British was celebrated at Akaroa on August 11, 1890, half a century after the Union Jack was raised there to outflank the French. “History told them how the French had contemplated taking possession of Akaroa, and how Governor Hobson​ had despatched​ the Britomart to secure the island to the British. Supplied/Stuff Akaroa in 1890, 50 years after it was claimed by the British. He and others of the original French settlers had left their mark, and they and their descendants had done good work.

Source: Stuff February 08, 2021 20:06 UTC