1860 in New Zealand
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1860 in New Zealand:

Other years in New Zealand

1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863

Incumbents

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.

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

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

Undated

• The Nelson Advertiser is a short-lived newspaper in the Nelson, New Zealand area.⁴

Arts and literature

Music

• A choral society is formed in Wellington.⁵
• 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.⁵

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

Sport

Cricket

The first inter-provincial cricket game is played between Auckland and Wellington. Auckland win.⁶

Horse racing

The New Zealand Derby is held for the first time, at Riccarton Racecourse.⁶ This is the first race in New Zealand to have a continuous annual history.

Major race winner

• New Zealand Derby - Ada

Lawn Bowls

Bowls is first known to have been played in the country, in Auckland.⁶

Rowing

Shooting

The Government recommends that prizes be given for rifle shooting. This leads to the first National Rifle Shooting Championships in 1861.⁶

Births

Deaths

• 6 August: William Cargill, British solider, Otago founder and politician.⁷

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

References

General

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

Specific