1865 in New Zealand

1865 in New Zealand:

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[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – Sir George Grey

[edit] Government and law

The 3rd Parliament continues.

• Speaker of the House – David Monro
• Premier – Edward Stafford becomes Premier on 16 October when Frederick Weld retires due to ill-health and stress.
• Minister of Finance – Edward Stafford takes up the post on 31 October after William Fitzherbert loses the post when the Weld government ends on 16 October.
• Chief Justice – Hon Sir George Arney

[edit] Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Wellington -
• Mayor of Dunedin -

[edit] Events

The Capital of New Zealand is moved from Auckland to Wellington. ^[1]

• May - The West Coast Times is founded.^[2]
• 26 July - Parliament officially sits in Wellington for the first time, in the former Provincial Council chambers. (see also 1862)
• 30 August - The New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian publishes its last issue. It began in 1844.^[3]

[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

The race which becomes the New Zealand Cup in 1883, is run for the first time at Riccarton Racecourse.^[4]

• New Zealand Cup winner: Rob Roy
• New Zealand Derby winner: Egremont

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

[edit] Rowing

The Star Boating Club is formed in Wellington.^[4] (other sources state 1867 ^[5])

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt: No competition

[edit] References

1. ^ New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline
2. ^ West Coast Times. National Library of New Zealand.
3. ^ New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian. National Library of New Zealand.
4. ^ ^{a b} Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications
5. ^ Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966

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

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[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 1865 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1865