1891 in New Zealand

1891 in New Zealand
Decades:
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
See also:

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government and law

Following their victory in the 1890 election the Liberal Government forms the 11th Parliament, taking office on 24 January. This is the first time a single political party forms a government in New Zealand.

The new Liberal Government restricts future terms of appointment to the Legislative Council to 7 years. Previous appointments have been for life.

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the OppositionJohn Ballance (Liberal Party) until 23 June, then John Bryce (Independent) until 31 August, then William Rolleston (Independent).[1]

Main centre leaders

Events

Sport

Athletics

National Champions, Men The 440 yards hurdles is held for the first time.

Chess

National champion: R.J Barnes of Wellington [7]

Boxing

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Season leaders (1890/91)

Lawn bowls

Dissatisfied with their remoteness from the national association the North Island clubs and those from Nelson form a separate Northern Bowling Association. National Champions[10]

Polo

The New Zealand Polo Association is formed from clubs in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Rangitikei, North Canterbury and Waikari.[6]

Rowing

National Champions (Men)

Rugby union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Soccer

Provincial Champions:[11] — This is the first year any provincial championship is recorded. Auckland commenced in 1892.

Swimming

National champions (Men)

Tennis

National championships

Births

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. "Elections NZ — Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  2. Christchurch City Libraries - Christchurch: A chronology
  3. Sutherland, A. New Zealand Famous Firsts and Related Records. 1961
  4. Woodenboatparade: S.S. Alice
  5. Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2
  6. 6.0 6.1 Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
  7. List of New Zealand Chess Champions
  8. Today in History | NZHistory
  9. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
  10. As the New Zealand Bowling Association at this time consists entirely of South Island clubs, the first truly "national" championships are not deemed to have begun until 1914.
  11. New Zealand - List of Champions

External links

Media related to 1891 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons