1897 in New Zealand

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1897 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 1.3 Opposition Leaders 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 David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow as Governor ends on 8 February. He is succeeded on 9 August by Sir Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly

[edit] Government and law

The 13th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Liberal Party in power.

• Speaker of the House - Sir Maurice O'Rorke
• Prime Minister - Richard Seddon
• Minister of Finance - Richard Seddon
• 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

• Completion of St Mary's Cathedral Church, Auckland (believed to be the world's largest wooden gothic church.)
• 14 May: Pigeon post is introduced between Auckland and Great Barrier Island.

[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

National champions (Men):

• 100 yards – A. Patrick (Wellington)
• 250 yards – Arthur Holder (Wanganui)
• 440 yards – Arthur Holder (Wanganui)
• 880 yards – J. McKean (Auckland)
• 1 mile - J. McKean (Auckland)
• 3 miles – E. Reynolds (Auckland)
• 120 yards hurdles - Arthur Holder (Wanganui)
• 440 yards hurdles - Arthur Holder (Wanganui)
• Long jump – [[Leonard Cuff] (Canterbury)
• High jump – C. Laurie (Auckland)
• Pole vault – tie J. Te Paa (Auckland) and Hori Eruera (Auckland)
• Shot put – T. O’Connor (Auckland)
• Hammer throw – J. Callender (Auckland)

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Golf

• National amateur champion (men): D. Pryde (Hutt)
• National amateur champion (women): L. Wilford (Hutt)

[edit] Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner: Tirant D’eau
• New Zealand Derby winner: Altair
• Auckland Cup winner: Uhlan
• Wellington Cup winner: Uniform
• Top New Zealand stakes earner: Multiform
• Leading flat jockey: R. Derrett

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

[edit] Polo

• Savile Cup winners: Manawatu

[edit] Rowing

• Men's national champions (coxed fours): Queen’s Dr, Port Chalmers
• Men's national champions (coxless pairs): Picton
• Men's national champions (double sculls): Wairewa, Little River
• Men's national champions (single sculls): C. Chapman (Wairewa)

[edit] Rugby Union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Private A. Ballinger (Wellington Guards)

[edit] Swimming

National champions (Men):

• 100 yards frestyle – T. Wauchop (Canterbury)
• 220 yards frestyle – W. Stratton (Canterbury)
• 440 yards frestyle – held, but winner's name not recorded

[edit] Tennis

New Zealand championships:

• Men's singles: J. Marshall
• Women's singles: K. Nunneley
• Men's doubles: H. Parker/C. Gore
• Women's doubles: K. Nunneley/T. Trimmell

[edit] References

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

[edit] Births

• 28 January: Howard Kippenberger, soldier.
• 23 March: Leslie Andrew, soldier.
• 10 August: Maurice Brownlie, rugby union player.
• 2 December: Rewi Alley, writer, educator, friend of China.

[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 1897 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1897