1880 in New Zealand

← 1879 1878 1877 1880 in New Zealand → 1881 1882 1883
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1880 Timeline of New Zealand history

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State — Queen Victoria
• Governor — Sir Hercules Robinson leaves on 9 September to take up the position of High Commissioner in South Africa. The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon becomes Governor on 29 November.

Government and law

The 7th Parliament continues.

• Speaker of the House — Maurice O'Rorke.
• Premier — John Hall (New Zealand)
• Minister of Finance — Harry Atkinson
• Chief Justice — Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland — Thomas Peacock followed by James Clark
• Mayor of Christchurch — Charles Thomas Ick
• Mayor of Dunedin — Archibald Hilson Ross
• Mayor of Wellington — William Hutchison

Events

• September: The Waikato Mail begins publishing in Cambridge. The newspaper is produced three times a week. It ceases to publish in 1883.^[1]

Undated

Wellington Teachers College is opened.

Sport

Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner: Le Loup
• New Zealand Derby winner: Sir Mordred
• Auckland Cup winner: Foul Play
• Wellington Cup winner: Foul Play

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

Rugby union

The Wellington Union is the first to hold a club championships.^[2]

Provincial club rugby champions

Wellington: Athletic

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Okey (Taranaki)

Swimming

The first swimming club in New Zealand, Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club, is formed on 11 October.^[3] It is soon followed by others throughout New Zealand.^[2]

Tennis

Prior to this year there are tennis clubs in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. As well as tennis club members also play croquet, bowls and archery.^[2]

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

External links

Media related to 1880 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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