1871 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State — Queen Victoria
- Governor — Sir George Ferguson Bowen
Government and law
The 1871 election takes place between 14 January and 1 February. The 5th Parliament commences.
1 February — Māori elections are held for the first time in conjunction with a general election, although the first Māori MPs had been elected in 1868.
- Speaker of the House — After the election Sir Francis Dillon Bell becomes Speaker replacing Sir David Monro who stood down at the end of 1870.
- Premier — William Fox
- Minister of Finance — Julius Vogel
- Chief Justice — Hon Sir George Arney
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland — Philip Philips
- Mayor of Christchurch — Andrew Duncan followed by James Jameson
- Mayor of Dunedin — Thomas Birch followed by Henry Fish
- Mayor of Wellington — Joseph Dransfield
Events
- 1 February: The Daily Telegraph begins publishing in Napier. It continues until 1999, when it merges with The Hawke's Bay Herald Tribune to form Hawke's Bay Today.[1]
- 5 July: New Zealand's first university, Otago opens its doors. It was absorbed into the University of New Zealand three years later.[2]
- The Westport News begins publication. The newspaper continues to publish Monday-Friday.[3]
Sport
Athletics
The first amateur club is formed, in South Canterbury. Professional athletics is already well established.[4]
Horse racing
Major race winners
- New Zealand Cup: Peeress
- New Zealand Derby: Defamation
Rugby union
- 12 May: Founding of the Wellington Rugby club, the second rugby union club in New Zealand.[5]
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Captain Wales (Otago)
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
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ↑ "Local Newspapers". Hastings District Libraries. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
- ↑ Otago University opening date
- ↑ "The News". Westport News. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications ISBN 1-86956-044-2
- ↑ "RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL". from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
External links
Media related to 1871 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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