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Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government and law
The 3rd Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House – David Monro
- Premier – Frederick Weld takes over from Frederick Whitaker on 24 November.
- Minister of Finance – William Fitzherbert replaces Reader Wood who resigned on 24 November.
- Chief Justice – Hon Sir George Arney
Events
- 11 February: Major Charles Heaphy is recommended for the Victoria Cross. It was not awarded until 1867. 1
- 11 June: The Timaru Herald publishes its first issue.2 The paper was initially weekly, but increased its frequency of publication to bi-weekly and then tri-weekly, and became a daily on 1 January 1878.3 It continues today[update].
- Australian Magpie introduced to New Zealand 4
- Up to 6000 miners come to the Wakamarina Valley in Marlborough after gold is discovered. Canvastown is founded at the river mouth. About 25,000 ounces (710,000 g) of gold is recovered in 1864, but the surface gold is quickly exhausted.5
- The Wairau Record starts publishing in Blenheim. The newspaper changed its name to The Marlborough News and General Advertiser in 1865 and then to just The Marlborough News. It folded in 1874.6
- The Marlborough Times starts publishing in Blenheim. It folds after about six months.6
Arts and literature
Music
- The Dunedin Choral Society is formed.7
- The Lyster Opera Company makes its first tour to New Zealand7 (possibly the first by a full opera company).
Appointments and awards
- 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
Gearge Parr's All-England Eleven plays at a cricket carnival in Dunedin against teams from Otago, Canterbury and Southland. They later play at Christchurch's Hagley Park.8
Horse racing
Major race winner
- New Zealand Derby winner: Opera
Rowing
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Morse (Nelson)
Births
- 27 April: David Kennedy, Marist brother, astronomer.
Deaths
Unknown date
- Thomas McDonnell, Snr., British Resident.
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 1864 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1864
References
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ^ nzhistory.net.nz
- ^ "History of the NPA". Print Media Copyright Agency.
- ^ "Timaru Herald". Fairfax New Zealand.
- ^ Tiritiri Matangi Island - Australian Magpie
- ^ "Gold Discoveries - Wakamarina and the West Coast". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
- ^ a b "History in the making". Fairfax New Zealand (6 July 2004).
- ^ a b Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 - Music:General History
- ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
