1871 in New Zealand

1871 in New Zealand
Decades:
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
See also:

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

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.

Main centre leaders

Events

Sport

Athletics

The first amateur club is formed, in South Canterbury. Professional athletics is already well established.[4]

Horse racing

Major race winners

Rugby union

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Captain Wales (Otago)

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. "Local Newspapers". Hastings District Libraries. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  2. Otago University opening date
  3. "The News". Westport News. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  4. Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications ISBN 1-86956-044-2
  5. "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.

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