1888 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 – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois.

[edit] Government and law

The 10th Parliament continues.

• Speaker of the House - Maurice O'Rorke.
• Premier – Harry Atkinson.
• Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson.
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

[edit] Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland -
• Mayor of Hamilton -
• Mayor of Wellington -
• Mayor of Christchurch -
• Mayor of Dunedin -

[edit] Events

• First sightings of the dolphin Pelorus Jack in Cook Strait.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

The first New Zealand Championships are held^[1][2]

National champions (Men)[1]:

• 100 yards – F. Meenan (Otago)
• 250 yards – A. Williams (Canterbury)
• 440 yards – A. Williams (Canterbury)
• 880 yards – P. Morrison (South Canterbury)
• 1 mile – J. Field (Southland)
• 120 yards hurdles – Godfrey Shaw (Canterbury)
• Long jump – T. Harman (Canterbury)
• High jump – F. Perry (South Canterbury)

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Golf

[edit] Horse racing

The Auckland Cup of 1887 is moved to January 1888. Future Auckland Cup's are normally scheduled for New Year's Day.

• New Zealand Cup winner: Manton
• New Zealand Derby winner: Manton
• Auckland Cup winner (January): Nelson (Australian owned)
• Auckland Cup winner (December): Lochiel
• Wellington Cup winner: Beresford

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

[edit] Polo

The first polo club in New Zealand Polo Club is formed in Auckland.^[2]

[edit] Rowing

National Championships are held for the first time. There are separate venues; the single sculls in Wellington, the coxed fours in Wanganui. From the following year the Championships will be held at a single venue.

• Men's national champions (coxed fours): Canterbury
• Men's national champions (single sculls): J. Foster (Napier)

[edit] Rugby Union

The South Canterbury, Wanganui and Marlborough unions are formed.^[2]

The first ever British Isles rugby team tour took place, visiting New Zealand and Australia. The visitors won all their New Zealand games except for one, losing to Auckland.^[3]
The first New Zealand Native team to visit Britain leaves at the end of the year.

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Hon Major Purnell (NZ Volunteers)

[edit] Swimming

[edit] Tennis

New Zealand championships:

• Men's singles: P. Fenwicke
• Women's singles: E. Harman
• Men's doubles: R. Harman/F. Wilding
• Women's doubles: E. Harman/E. Gordon
• Mixed doubles: No competition

[edit] References

1. ^ Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications
2. ^ ^{a b c} Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications
3. ^ History of Rugby Union in New Zealand

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