1878 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State — Queen Victoria
- Governor — The Marquess of Normanby
Government and law
The 6th Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House — Sir William Fitzherbet
- Premier — Sir George Grey
- Minister of Finance — William Larnach resigns on 5 March. He is succeeded by John Ballance on 12 July.
- Chief Justice — Hon Sir James Prendergast
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland — Henry Brett followed by Thomas Peacock
- Mayor of Christchurch — James Gapes followed by Henry Thomson
- Mayor of Dunedin — Richard Henry Leary followed by Henry John Walter
- Mayor of Wellington — Joseph Dransfield
Events
- Undated
- Ashburton is made a borough.[1]
- The government makes the first telephone test between Dunedin and Milton. Later in the year the first public demonstration of the telephone is made with a call between Blenheim and Neslon.[2]
Sport
Cricket
- An Australian team tours New Zealand, playing seven provincial teams. Itinerary None of the matches have first-class status as the home sides fielded between 15 and 22 players. A win by the Canterbury XV is the first ever win by a New Zealand side over an international touring team.
Horse racing
- New Zealand Cup winner: Maritana
- New Zealand Derby winner: Natator
- Auckland Cup winner: Ariel
- Wellington Cup winner: Lara
- see also Category:New Zealand horse races.
Rugby union
New clubs were formed in Featherston and Carterton, both in the south Wairarapa. Existing football clubs in Gisborne, Palmerston North and Feilding adopted rugby rules.[3]
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: No competition
Deaths
- Sir John Richardson, politician.
- William Williams, first Bishop of Waiapu.[4]
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
- ↑ Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Ashburton
- ↑ A. C. Wilson. 'Telecommunications - Telephones, 1877–1914', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 4-Jul-12
- ↑ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ↑ 'Williams, William', from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 18-Sep-2007
External links
Media related to 1878 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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