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Appo Hocton (c. 1823 – 26 September 1920), with a birth name of Wong Ahpoo Hock Ting or Wong Ah Poo Hock Ting, his Chinese name was 黃鶴庭,was a Chinese-born New Zealand servant, landlord, carter and farmer. Born in about 1823, he was the first recorded Chinese emigrant to New Zealand, arriving in Nelson on the Thomas Harrison on 25 October 1842. Hocton purchased land in Nelson's Washington Valley, where he built eight cottages, four of which still exist today; they are located at 40 Washington Road, and nearby at 16, 38, and 40 Hastings Street.

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  • Appo Hocton (c. 1823 – 26 September 1920), with a birth name of Wong Ahpoo Hock Ting or Wong Ah Poo Hock Ting, his Chinese name was 黃鶴庭,was a Chinese-born New Zealand servant, landlord, carter and farmer. Born in about 1823, he was the first recorded Chinese emigrant to New Zealand, arriving in Nelson on the Thomas Harrison on 25 October 1842. Hocton purchased land in Nelson's Washington Valley, where he built eight cottages, four of which still exist today; they are located at 40 Washington Road, and nearby at 16, 38, and 40 Hastings Street. (en)
  • 黃鶴廷(1817年8月18日-1920年9月26日),生於廣東香山,是首位移居紐西蘭的華人。黃鶴廷於9歲時前往澳門,爾後,他在英籍船隻上擔任僕役和服務員。1842年,黃鶴廷於英籍船隻托馬斯·哈里森號工作,該船於5月26日駛離英格蘭格雷夫森,並於10月25日抵達紐西蘭尼爾森。在此地,黃鶴廷決定跳船,也因此遭判擅離職守之罪,之後,黃鶴廷定居尼爾森。 黃鶴廷在尼爾森的第一份工作,是為移民紐西蘭的同船醫師──任維克作管家。黃鶴廷也做過車夫,運營貨運事業。他嘗試運用經營貨運事業成功所獲得的資金在尼爾森置產,然而當時的法律規定,外國人不得置產,黃鶴廷遂申請歸化英國,並於1853年1月3日正式取得英國國籍。成為英國公民之後,黃鶴廷購置位於尼爾森華盛頓路與哈斯丁街的地產,興建房屋並出租部分。 黃鶴廷與珍妮佛·羅琳於1856年結婚,雙方育有一子威廉。1965年,珍妮佛因肺結核病逝。同年9月,黃鶴廷與艾倫·斯努克再婚,婚後育有二子一女。隨後,黃鶴廷開始經營真菌與的出口貿易,將其售往中國。 1876年後,黃鶴廷將貨運事業交棒予長子威廉,並出售華盛頓河谷的房地產,與家人遷居,在此他開始經營農業。在黃鶴廷的晚年,他開始照顧奧莉芙·克拉拉·施洛德,隨後正式收養她。1916年,其妻艾倫逝世。1920年,黃鶴廷於次子阿坡·路易斯在道夫戴爾的家中病逝。 (zh)
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  • Appo Hocton (c. 1823 – 26 September 1920), with a birth name of Wong Ahpoo Hock Ting or Wong Ah Poo Hock Ting, his Chinese name was 黃鶴庭,was a Chinese-born New Zealand servant, landlord, carter and farmer. Born in about 1823, he was the first recorded Chinese emigrant to New Zealand, arriving in Nelson on the Thomas Harrison on 25 October 1842. Hocton purchased land in Nelson's Washington Valley, where he built eight cottages, four of which still exist today; they are located at 40 Washington Road, and nearby at 16, 38, and 40 Hastings Street. In 1876 Appo Hocton moved to onto a 485-acre block of land near Brandy Creek, after clearing the land Appo farmed cattle and sheep. Appo died on the 26 September 1920 at the purported age of 103. He was buried at Dovedale Cemetery although some believe he was buried behind his home at . (en)
  • 黃鶴廷(1817年8月18日-1920年9月26日),生於廣東香山,是首位移居紐西蘭的華人。黃鶴廷於9歲時前往澳門,爾後,他在英籍船隻上擔任僕役和服務員。1842年,黃鶴廷於英籍船隻托馬斯·哈里森號工作,該船於5月26日駛離英格蘭格雷夫森,並於10月25日抵達紐西蘭尼爾森。在此地,黃鶴廷決定跳船,也因此遭判擅離職守之罪,之後,黃鶴廷定居尼爾森。 黃鶴廷在尼爾森的第一份工作,是為移民紐西蘭的同船醫師──任維克作管家。黃鶴廷也做過車夫,運營貨運事業。他嘗試運用經營貨運事業成功所獲得的資金在尼爾森置產,然而當時的法律規定,外國人不得置產,黃鶴廷遂申請歸化英國,並於1853年1月3日正式取得英國國籍。成為英國公民之後,黃鶴廷購置位於尼爾森華盛頓路與哈斯丁街的地產,興建房屋並出租部分。 黃鶴廷與珍妮佛·羅琳於1856年結婚,雙方育有一子威廉。1965年,珍妮佛因肺結核病逝。同年9月,黃鶴廷與艾倫·斯努克再婚,婚後育有二子一女。隨後,黃鶴廷開始經營真菌與的出口貿易,將其售往中國。 1876年後,黃鶴廷將貨運事業交棒予長子威廉,並出售華盛頓河谷的房地產,與家人遷居,在此他開始經營農業。在黃鶴廷的晚年,他開始照顧奧莉芙·克拉拉·施洛德,隨後正式收養她。1916年,其妻艾倫逝世。1920年,黃鶴廷於次子阿坡·路易斯在道夫戴爾的家中病逝。 為紀念黃鶴廷,尼爾森市議會於2019年10月11日將華盛頓河谷的一條無名街道正式命名為Appo Hocton Way。 (zh)
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