1861 in New Zealand

1861 in New Zealand:

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[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – Colonel Thomas Gore Browne leaves office on 3 October to take up the post of Governor of Tasmania. His successor is Sir George Grey who takes up the position in December.

[edit] Government and law

The general election of 1860-1861 concludes on 28 March having begun on 12 December the previous year. The 3rd Parliament coommences.

• Speaker of the House – David Monro becomes Speaker after the retirement of Sir Charles Clifford the previous year.
• Premier – William Fox replaces Edward Stafford on 12 July after Stafford loses a vote of no-confidence.
• Minister of Finance – William Richmond loses the post on 12 July with the fall of the Fox government, and is replaced by Reader Wood.
• Chief Justice – Hon George Arney

[edit] Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Wellington -

[edit] Events

• 28 February: The Government-sponsored Māori language magazine, The Maori Messenger or Te Karere Maori publishes its final issue and is replaced by Te Manuhiri Tuarangi and Maori Intelligencer, which continues until 1863.^[1][2]

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

See: Category:Civil awards and decorations of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Horse racing

• New Zealand Derby winner: Otto

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

[edit] Rowing

[edit] Shooting

The first National Rifle Shooting Championships is held. This is the oldest national championships in New Zealand in any sport. The Championships are held in conjunction with various district contests until the first centralised Championships at Trentham in 1902.^[3]

The winner receives the Championship Belt (and Pouch). In 1907 the belt is won outright by A. Ballinger and it is renamed the Ballinger Belt. This name has been applied retroactively to the Championship since it’s inception.^[3]

Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Brighton (Auckland)

[edit] Births

• 12 June: James Gardiner, Australian politician.

• William Stewart, politician. ^[4]

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

1. ^ Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century (PDF). Statistical publications 1840-2000 p 11. Statistics New Zealand.
2. ^ Early Auckland area newspapers. Auckland City Libraries.
3. ^ ^{a b} Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications
4. ^ New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.

[edit] See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1861 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1861