1861 in New Zealand

1861 in New Zealand
Decades:
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
See also:

A ceasefire is reached in the First Taranaki War, with British efforts to defeat Māori disaffected over land purchases having largely failed.

Prosperity comes to the south with the onset of the Central Otago Gold Rush. Within a year the population of the Tuapeka goldfields is twice that of Dunedin.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government and law

The general election of 1860–61 concludes on 28 March having begun on 12 December the previous year. The 3rd Parliament commences.

Events

Undated

Sport

Shooting

The first National Rifle Shooting Championships is held. This is the oldest national championships in New Zealand in any sport. The Championships are held in conjunction with various district contests until the first centralised Championships at Trentham in 1902.[9]

The winner receives the Championship Belt (and Pouch). In 1907 the belt is won outright by A. Ballinger and it is renamed the Ballinger Belt. This name has been applied retroactively to the Championship since its inception.[9]

Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Brighton (Auckland)

Births

Unknown date

Deaths

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. "James Henry MARTIN". Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  2. "Southland Times". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "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.
  4. "Early Auckland area newspapers". Auckland City Libraries. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  5. "Newspapers Guide: Historical outline of the main Christchurch newspapers". Christchurch City Libraries. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  6. McIndoe, James. report in the Otago Witness, 29 June 1861. Reprinted in An Eyewitness History of New Zealand (1985) e.g Robin Bromby. ISBN 0-85902-306-0
  7. "Otago Daily Times". Allied Press. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  8. "Printing — General Survey". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966). Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
  10. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.