1860 in New Zealand

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Cricket 5.2 Horse racing 5.2.1 Major race winner 5.3 Lawn Bowls 5.4 Rowing 5.5 Shooting 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 See also 9 References

[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 begins on 12 December but does not conclude until 28 March the following year. The 2nd Parliament continues until the completion of the election.

• Speaker of the House – The sitting Speaker, Sir Charles Clifford, does not stand for re-election. He will be replaced in 1861 by Sir David Monro.
• Premier – Edward Stafford.
• Minister of Finance – William Richmond.
• Chief Justice – Hon George Arney

[edit] Events

• 2 January: The Auckland Independent ceases publishing. It began in 1859.^[1]
• 6 January: The Marlborough Press publishes its first issue.^[2] The paper continues until 1948.
• 8 January: Julius von Haast begins his journey of exploration of the West Coast. ^[3]
• 17 March: The assault on Te Kohia pā marks the beginning of the First Taranaki War. ^[4]
• 28 March: Battle of Waireka. ^[4]
• 27 June: The battle of Puketakauere is a major setback for Imperial forces. ^[4]
• 28 December: Imperial forces capture Matarikoriko Pā, near Waitara. ^[5]

Undated

• The Nelson Advertiser is a short-lived newspaper in the Nelson, New Zealand area.^[6]

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

• A choral society is formed in Wellington.^[7]
• The Canterbury Vocal Union is formed by nine men in Christchurch. It shortly afterwards merges with the St. Cecilia Society and will eventually become the Royal Christchurch Music Society.^[7]

[edit] Appointments and awards

3 August - Leading Seaman William Odgers of the Royal Navy is awarded the Victoria Cross. This is the first award for action in New Zealand.

• Primate of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn (Bishop of Auckland)
• Bishop of Christchurch - Henry John Chitty Harper
• Bishop of Nelson - Edmund Hobhouse
• Bishop of Waiapu - William Williams
• Bishop of Wellington - Charles John Abraham

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

The first inter-provincial cricket game is played between Auckland and Wellington. Auckland win.^[8]

[edit] Horse racing

The New Zealand Derby is held for the first time, at Riccarton Racecourse.^[8] This is the first race in New Zealand to have a continuous annual history.

[edit] Major race winner

• New Zealand Derby - Ada

[edit] Lawn Bowls

Bowls is first known to have been played in the country, in Auckland.^[8]

[edit] Rowing

[edit] Shooting

The Government recommends that prizes be given for rifle shooting. This leads to the first National Rifle Shooting Championships in 1861.^[8]

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• 6 August: William Cargill, British soldier, Otago founder and politician.^[9]

[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 1860 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1860

[edit] References

General

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7

Specific