1871 in New Zealand
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Incumbents [edit]
Regal and Vice Regal [edit]
Government and law [edit]
The 1871 election takes place between 14 January and 1 February. The 5th Parliament commences.
1 February — Māori elections are held for the first time in conjunction with a general election, although the first Māori MPs had been elected in 1868.
- Speaker of the House — After the election Sir Francis Dillon Bell becomes Speaker replacing Sir David Monro who stood down at the end of 1870.
- Premier — William Fox
- Minister of Finance — Julius Vogel
- Chief Justice — Hon Sir George Arney
Main centre leaders [edit]
- Mayor of Auckland — Philip Philips
- Mayor of Christchurch — Andrew Duncan followed by James Jameson
- Mayor of Dunedin — Thomas Birch followed by Henry Smith Fish
- Mayor of Wellington — Joseph Dransfield
Events [edit]
- 1 February: The Daily Telegraph begins publishing in Napier. It continues until 1999, when it merges with The Hawke's Bay Herald Tribune to form Hawke's Bay Today.[1]
- 5 July: New Zealand's first university, Otago opens its doors. It was absorbed into the University of New Zealand three years later.[2]
- The Westport News begins publication. The newspaper continues to publish Monday-Friday today[update].[3]
Arts and literature [edit]
Music [edit]
Appointments and awards [edit]
- Primate of New Zealand — Henry Harper (Bishop of Christchurch)
- Bishop of Auckland — William Cowie
- Bishop of Dunedin — Henry Jenner followed by the first official Bishop, Samuel Nevill[4]
- Bishop of Nelson — Andrew Suter
- Bishop of Waiapu — William Williams
- Bishop of Wellington — Octavius Hadfield
Sport [edit]
Athletics [edit]
The first amateur club is formed, in South Canterbury. Professional athletics is already well established.[5]
Cricket [edit]
Golf [edit]
Horse racing [edit]
Major race winners [edit]
- New Zealand Cup: Peeress
- New Zealand Derby: Defamation
Rowing [edit]
Rugby Union [edit]
- 12 May: Founding of the Wellington Rugby club, the second rugby union club in New Zealand.[6]
Shooting [edit]
Ballinger Belt: Captain Wales (Otago)
Births [edit]
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Deaths [edit]
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See also [edit]
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References [edit]
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ^ "Local Newspapers". Hastings District Libraries. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
- ^ Otago University opening date
- ^ "The News". Westport News. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ Although consecrated Jenner was never enthroned and is not considered to be the first Bishop of Dunedin.
- ^ Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications ISBN 1-86956-044-2
- ^ "RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL". from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 09 February 2009.
External links [edit]
Media related to 1871 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
