1859 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State — Queen Victoria
- Governor — Colonel Thomas Gore Browne
Government and law
The 2nd Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House — Sir Charles Clifford
- Premier — Edward Stafford.
- Minister of Finance — William Richmond is briefly replaced by Henry Sewell between 25 February and 26 April.
- Chief Justice — Hon George Arney
Events
- 10 January: Pencarrow Head Lighthouse becomes the first permanent lighthouse in New Zealand. Its first keeper is Mary Jane Bennett, the only woman to hold the position.[1]
- 13 April: The New Zealand Advertiser starts publishing in Wellington. In 1867 it is incorporated into the New Zealand Times, but it is restored for six months in 1868.[2]
- 3 October: The Auckland Independent begins publishing. It barely survives into the following year.[3]
Undated
The first wharf is built at Onehunga.[4]
Births
- 1 January (in England): John Dumbell, rugby union player.
Unknown date
- Thomas Field, politician.
Deaths
- 20 July – Alexander Shepherd, second Colonial Treasurer (b. 1797/98)
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
References
- ↑ Ministry for Culture and Heritage. "Mary Bennett". Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources — 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 13. Archived from the original on 25 November 2007.
- ↑ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources — 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 11. Archived from the original on 25 November 2007.
- ↑ Onehunga Dateline
External links
Media related to 1859 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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