1888 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - Queen Victoria
*Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois.

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

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - Albert Devore
*Mayor of Christchurch - A. Ayers followed by Charles Louisson
*Mayor of Dunedin - William Dawson followed by Hugh Gourley
*Mayor of Hamilton - Charles John Wright Barton followed by Isaac Coates
*Mayor of Wellington - Samuel Brown

Events

Undated

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

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

port

=Athletics=

The first New Zealand Championships are held.Heidenstrom, P. (1992) "Athletes of the Century." Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2] Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7]

= [http://www.athletics.org.nz/Resource.aspx?ID=973 National Champions, Men] =

*100 yards – F. Meenan (Otago)
*250 yards – A. Williams (Canterbury)
*440 yards – A. Williams (Canterbury)
*880 yards – Peter 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)

Cricket

Golf

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 ."

Polo

The first polo club in New Zealand is formed in Auckland.

=Rowing=

National Championships are held for the first time. They are held at 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.

National Champions (Men)

*Single sculls - J. Foster (Napier)
*Coxed fours - Canterbury

=Rugby Union=

The South Canterbury, Wanganui and Marlborough unions are formed.

The first ever British Isles rugby team tour takes place, visiting New Zealand and Australia. The visitors win all their New Zealand games except for one, losing to Auckland.History of Rugby Union in New Zealand]
The first New Zealand Native team to visit Britain leaves at the end of the year.

Provincial club rugby champions include: :"see also "

hooting

Ballinger Belt: Hon Major Purnell (NZ Volunteers)

wimming

Tennis

National championships

*Men's singles - P. Fenwicke
*Women's singles - E. Harman
*Men's doubles - R. Harman and F. Wilding
*Women's doubles - E. Harman and E. Gordon
*Mixed doubles - "No competition"

Births

* 15 February: James Courtney, soldier.

Undated

* Thomas Hislop (Jnr), politician.

Deaths

* 30 August: George O'Brien, painter.

ee 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 1888 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1888

References

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