1892 in New Zealand

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1892 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 1.3 Parliamentary opposition 1.4 Main centre leaders 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Athletics 5.2 Cricket 5.3 Golf 5.4 Horse racing 5.5 Polo 5.6 Rowing 5.7 Rugby Union 5.8 Shooting 5.9 Swimming 5.10 Tennis 6 References 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor - The term of The Earl of Onslow ends on 25 February. David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow become Governor from 6 June.

[edit] Government and law

The 11th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.

• Speaker of the House - William Steward
• Prime Minister – John Balance
• Minister of Finance – John Balance
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition - William Rolleston (Independent). ^[1]

[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: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

• 6 February John H. 'Jack' Hempton equals the World Record for 100 yards with a time of 9.8 seconds. The venue is Lancaster Park in Christchurch.^[2][3]
• A 5-man team competes in England and France.^[2]

National champions (Men)[1]:

• 100 yards – Jack Hempton (Hawkes Bay)
• 250 yards – Jack Hempton (Hawkes Bay)
• 440 yards – P. Wood (Canterbury)
• 880 yards – J. Grierson (Canterbury)
• 1 mile – William Burk (Otago)
• 3 miles – Derisley Wood (Canterbury)
• 120 yards hurdles – W. Moir (Canterbury)
• 440 yards hurdles – Harold Batger (Wellington)
• Long jump – T. Upfill (Auckland)
• High jump – F. Meyrick (Canterbury)
• Pole vault – W. West (Canterbury)
• Shot put – Timothy O’Connor (Auckland)

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Golf

[edit] Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner: St Hippo
• New Zealand Derby winner: Stepniak
• Auckland Cup winner: St Hippo
• Wellington Cup winner: Cynisca
• Leading flat jockey: T. Redmond

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

[edit] Polo

• Savile Cup winners: Christchurch

[edit] Rowing

There are now 34 rowing clubs in New Zealand.^[3]

• Men's national champions (coxed fours): Canterbury
• Men's national champions (coxless pairs): Star
• Men's national champions (double sculls): Wellington
• Men's national champions (single sculls): M. Keefe (Auckland)

[edit] Rugby Union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Doughty (A Battery)

[edit] Swimming

National champions (Men):

• 100 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
• 220 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
• 440 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
• 880 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)

[edit] Tennis

New Zealand championships:

• Men's singles: R. Harman
• Women's singles: D. Douslin
• Men's doubles: M. Fenwicke/F. Logan
• Women's doubles: E. Harman/J. Rees

[edit] References

1. ^ Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
2. ^ ^{a b} Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications
3. ^ ^{a b} Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.

[edit] Births

• 11 June: William Duncan, rugby union player.

• Cedric Stanton Hicks, nutrition expert.
• Henry Ashton "Harry" Highet, engineer, designer of the P class yacht.

[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 1892 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1892