1879 in New Zealand

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[edit] Summary

A summary of the year should go here.

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – The term of The Marquess of Normanby ends on 21 February. Sir Hercules Robinson takes up the appointment on 27 March.

[edit] Government and law

The general election is held between 15 August and 1 September. The 7th Parliament commences.

• Speaker of the House - Maurice O'Rorke becomes Speaker when his predecessor, Sir William Fitzherbert, is appointed to the Legislative Council.
• Premier – John Hall replaces Sir George Grey on 8 October.
• Minister of Finance – John Hall replaces Sir George Grey on 8 October. Grey had taken up the post on 10 July after John Ballance had resigned on 1 July.
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

[edit] Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - Thomas Peacock
• Mayor of Hamilton - John Blair Whyte then Thomas Dawson
• Mayor of Wellington - Joseph Dransfield then George Allen
• Mayor of Christchurch - Henry Thomson then Charles Thomas Ick
• Mayor of Dunedin - Henry John Walter

[edit] Events

[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] Athletics

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Golf

[edit] Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner: Chancellor
• New Zealand Derby winner: Hornby
• Auckland Cup winner: Ariel
• Wellington Cup winner: Maritana

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

[edit] Rowing

[edit] Rugby Union

Canterbury forms the first union in the country at Timaru on 26 July. The Wellington union is formed in October.^[1]

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Corporal W. Ballinger (Wellington)

[edit] Tennis

[edit] References

1. ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications

Category: 1879 in New Zealand