1881 in New Zealand
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government and law
The general election is held on 9 December. Afterwards the 8th Parliament begins.
- Speaker of the House — Maurice O'Rorke.
- Premier — John Hall (New Zealand)
- Minister of Finance — Harry Atkinson
- Chief Justice — Hon Sir James Prendergast
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland — James Clark
- Mayor of Christchurch — Charles Thomas Ick followed by James Gapes
- Mayor of Dunedin — Archibald Hilson Ross followed by James Gore
- Mayor of Wellington — William Hutchison
[edit] Events
The Hokitika Guardian newspaper is started by David Curle.[1]
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Music
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[edit] Appointments and awards
- Primate of New Zealand — Henry John Chitty Harper (Bishop of Christchurch)
- Bishop of Auckland — William Garden Cowie
- Bishop of Dunedin — Samuel Tarratt Nevill
- Bishop of Nelson — Andrew Burn Suter
- Bishop of Waiapu — Edward Craig Stuart
- Bishop of Wellington — Octavius Hadfield
[edit] Sport
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[edit] Athletics
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[edit] Cricket
- The Auckland Association is formed.[2]
- An Australian team tours the country playing twelve matches against provincial teams. None of the games have first-class status, with the home teams fielding between 12 and 22 players. Australia suffered one loss, but 10 wickets to the Wanganui XXII. Itinerary
[edit] Golf
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[edit] Horse racing
- New Zealand Cup winner: Grip
- New Zealand Derby winner: The Dauphin
- Auckland Cup winner: King Quail
- Wellington Cup winner: Natator
- see also Category:New Zealand horse races.
[edit] Rowing
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[edit] Rugby Union
Provincial club rugby champions include:
- see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
[edit] Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Paynter (Nelson)
[edit] Swimming
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[edit] Tennis
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[edit] Births
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[edit] Deaths
[edit] Unknown date
- Paora Te Potangaroa, Māori prophet.
[edit] See also
- 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
For world events and topics in 1881 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1881
[edit] References
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ^ Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1958). Newspapers in New Zealand. pp. 266. http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=0TZKAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Hokitika+Guardian%22+1881.
- ^ a b Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
[edit] External links
Media related to 1881 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
