1883 in New Zealand
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1883 in New Zealand:

Other years in New Zealand

1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois begins his term on 20 January.

Government and law

The 8th Parliament continues.

• Speaker of the House - Maurice O'Rorke.
• Premier – Frederick Whitaker is replaced by Harry Atkinson on 25 September
• Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - James Clark followed by William Waddel
• Mayor of Christchurch - J. G. (George) Ruddenklau
• Mayor of Dunedin - James Bryce Thomson followed by William Parker Street
• Mayor of Hamilton - John Knox followed by Robert Peat
• Mayor of Wellington - George Fisher

Events

• The Hokitika Guardian and Hokitika Evening Star merge to form the Hokitika Guardian and Star.¹
• September: The Waikato Mail ceases publication. The Cambridge newspaper started in 1880.²

• 19 February: Pacifist leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu are released from prison, where they had been held without trial since November 1881. ³
• July: The Waikato Gazette & Thames Valley Recorder begins publishing.⁴ It was absorbed by the Cambridge News in 1889.

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

• Primate of New Zealand - Henry John Chitty Harper (Bishop of Christchurch)
• Bishop of Auckland - William Garden Cowie
• Bishop of Dunedin - Samuel Tarratt Nevill
• Bishop of Nelson - Andrew Burn Suter
• Bishop of Waiapu - Edward Craig Stuart
• Bishop of Wellington - Octavius Hadfield

Sport

Athletics

Cricket

Golf

Horse racing

The New Zealand Cup is so-named, the race having been run under another name since 1865.⁵

• New Zealand Cup winner: Tasman
• New Zealand Derby winner: Oudeis
• Auckland Cup winner: Salvage
• Wellington Cup winner: Mischief

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

Polo

Rowing

Rugby Union

The Auckland union is formed.⁵

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Kennedy (Dunedin)

Swimming

Tennis

Births

Deaths

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 1883 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1883

References

General

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

Specific