1870 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - Queen Victoria
*Governor – Sir George Ferguson Bowen

Government and law

The 4th Parliament continues.

*Speaker of the House – Sir David Monro stands down at the end of the year. He will be replaced after the 1871 election by Sir Francis Dillon Bell
*Premier – William Fox
*Minister of Finance – Julius Vogel
*Chief Justice – Hon Sir George Arney

Voting in New Zealand elections is changed to a secret ballot. [ [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/HstBldgs/History/Resources/3/6/e/36e40376aa2842e6bcce0a4557ebf2bc.htm New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline ] ]

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Christchurch - John Anderson followed by Andrew Duncan
*Mayor of Dunedin - Thomas Birch followed by Henry Smith Fish
*Mayor of Wellington - Joseph Dransfield

Events

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 - "Henry Lascelles Jenner" [Although consecrated Jenner was never enthroned and is not considered to be the first Bishop of Dunedin. Despite his position being being denounced by the Diocese of Dunedin, Jeener does not resign until the 1871.]
*Bishop of Nelson - Andrew Burn Suter
*Bishop of Waiapu - William Williams
*Bishop of Wellington - Charles John Abraham followed by Octavius Hadfield

port

Archery

*The first club meets at One Tree Hill, Auckland.Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7]

Athletics

Cricket

Golf

Horse racing

There are 2 races for both the New Zealand Cup and New Zealand Derby (presumably at the beginning and end of the calendar year).^{(Confirmation required)}

Major race winners

*New Zealand Cup: Knottingley
*New Zealand Cup: Knottingley
*New Zealand Derby: Malabar
*New Zealand Derby: Envy

Rowing

Rugby Union

Charles Monro, son of the Speaker of the House, Sir David Monro, introduces rugby to the Nelson Football club.Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications]

*14 May – First rugby club match, Nelson College versus “The Town”.
*12 September – A Nelson team, the “Lunatics”, defeats Wellington at Petone.
* - The first “international” between Wellington and a team from HMS "Rosario".

hooting

Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Goldie (Otago)

Births

* 14 April: James Cowan, writer.
* 20 October: C. F. Goldie, painter.

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 1870 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1870

References

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