1860 in New Zealand
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Victoria
- Governor – Colonel Thomas Gore Browne leaves office on 3 October to take up the post of Governor of Tasmania. His successor is Sir George Grey who takes up the position in December.
[edit] Government and law
The general election of 1860-1861 begins on 12 December but does not conclude until 28 March the following year. The 2nd Parliament continues until the completion of the election.
- Speaker of the House – The sitting Speaker, Sir Charles Clifford, does not stand for re-election. He will be replaced in 1861 by Sir David Monro.
- Premier – Edward Stafford.
- Minister of Finance – William Richmond.
- Chief Justice – Hon George Arney
[edit] Opposition Leaders
See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections
[edit] Main centre leaders
[edit] Events
- 6 January: The Marlborough Press publishes its first issue.[1] The paper continued until 1948.
- 8 January: Julius von Haast begins his journey of exploration of the West Coast. [2]
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Music
[edit] Appointments and awards
See: Category:Civil awards and decorations of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
[edit] Sport
[edit] Cricket
The first inter-provincial cricket game is played between Auckland and Wellington. Auckland win.[3]
[edit] Horse racing
The New Zealand Derby is held for the first time, at Riccarton Racecourse.[3] This is the first race in New Zealand to have a continous annual history.
- New Zealand Derby winner: Ada
- see also Category:New Zealand horse races.
[edit] Rowing
[edit] Shooting
The Government recommends that prizes be given for rifle shooting. This leads to the first National Rifle Shooting Championships in 1861.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Newspapers on Film. New Zealand Micrographics Services.
- ^ Today in History | NZHistory
- ^ a b c Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[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 environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1860 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1860
