1883 in New Zealand

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". [cite book|title=A Union Catalogue of New Zealand Newspapers Preserved in Public Libraries|first=Guy Hardy|last=Scholefield|year=1938]
*September: "The Waikato Mail" ceases publication. The Cambridge newspaper started in 1880. [cite web|url=http://cambridgemuseum.org.nz/Npapers/npfront.htm|title=Newspapers|publisher=Cambridge Museum]

* 19 February: Pacifist leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu are released from prison, where they had been held without trial since November 1881. [ [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=19/02 nzhistory.net.nz] ]
* July: The "Waikato Gazette & Thames Valley Recorder" begins publishing. [cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TT18830707.2.7&cl=&srpos=0&st=1|title=Local and General Intelligence|publisher=Tuapeka Times|date=7 July 1883|pages=2] 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

port

Athletics

Cricket

Golf

Horse racing

The New Zealand Cup is so-named, the race having been run under another name since 1865.Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications]

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

:"see also ."

Polo

Rowing

Rugby Union

The Auckland union is formed.Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7]

Provincial club rugby champions include: :"see also "

hooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Kennedy (Dunedin)

wimming

Tennis

Births

Deaths

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 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