1878 in New Zealand
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 1878 in New Zealand: |
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government and law
The 6th Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House - Sir William Fitzherbet
- Premier – Sir George Grey
- Minister of Finance – William Larnach resigns on 5 March. He is succeeded by John Ballance on 12 July.
- Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast
[edit] Opposition Leaders
See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland -
- Mayor of Hamilton -
- Mayor of Wellington -
- Mayor of Christchurch -
- Mayor of Dunedin -
[edit] Events
[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] Athletics
[edit] Cricket
[edit] Golf
[edit] Horse racing
- New Zealand Cup winner: Maritana
- New Zealand Derby winner: Natator
- Auckland Cup winner: Ariel
- Wellington Cup winner: Lara
- see also Category:New Zealand horse races.
[edit] Rowing
[edit] Rugby Union
[edit] Shooting
Ballinger Belt: No competition
[edit] Tennis
[edit] References
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Sir John Richardson, politician.
[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 1878 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1878
