1866 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - Queen Victoria
*Governor – Sir George Grey

Government and law

The 1866 is held between 12 February and 6 April. After the election the 4th Parliament commences.

*Speaker of the House – David Monro is knighted during the year and becomes Sir David Morno.
*Premier – Edward Stafford
*Minister of Finance – William Fitzherbert replaces Francis Jollie on 24 August. Jollie had only replaced Edward Stafford on 12 June.
*Chief Justice – Hon Sir George Arney

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Dunedin - William Mason

Events

*The "Canterbury Standard" ceases publication. The Christchurch newspaper started in 1854. [cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9E78F21A-EF20-4C82-934B-1587FC7489CC/0/StatPubschapter2.pdf|work=Statistical publications 1840-2000|title=Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century|pages=p 12|format=PDF|publisher=Statistics New Zealand]

*5 March: "The Nelson Evening Mail" publishes its first issue. The Mail was the first daily newspaper published in Nelson. It changed its name to "The Nelson Mail" in 1993, and continues to publish today. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.NEM&sp=NEM&essay=1|title=Nelson Evening Mail|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]
*18 March: "The Greymouth Evening Star" publishes its first issue. The newspaper continues to publish today.cite web|url=http://www.nzpa-online.co.nz/var/cm/cm-history-npa.php|title=History of the NPA|publisher=New Zealand Press Association]
*21 April: "The Marlborough Express" publishes its first issue. It became daily in 1880, [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.MEX&essay=1|title=Marlborough Express|publisher=National Library of New Zealand] and continues to publish today.
* May: "The New Zealander" stops publishing after its office burns down. The Auckland-based newspaper started publishing in 1845. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.NZ&essay=1|title=New Zealander|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]
* 22 September: "The Ross Guardian" starts publication. [cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=WCT18660921.2.16.4&cl=&srpos=0&st=1|title=Legal notices|publisher=West Coast Times|date=21 September 1866|pages=3] The newspaper continued until 1879. [cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NOT18790401.2.11.3&cl=&srpos=0&st=1|title=HOKITIKA. March 31|publisher=North Otago Times|date=1 April 1879|pages=2]

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

Henry Lascelles Jenner and Andrew Burn Suter are consecrated at Canterbury Cathedral on 24 August. [ [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=2S52 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Andrew Burn Suter] ]

*Primate of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn (Bishop of Auckland)
*Bishop of Christchurch - Henry John Chitty Harper
*Bishop of Dunedin - "Henry Lascelles Jenner" [Although consecrated Jenner was never enthroned and is not considered to be the first Bishop of Dunedin.]
*Bishop of Nelson - Andrew Burn Suter
*Bishop of Waiapu - William Williams
*Bishop of Wellington - Charles John Abraham

port

Cricket

Horse racing

Major race winners

*New Zealand Cup winner: Naurmahal
*New Zealand Derby winner: Nebula

Rowing

The Union Rowing Club of Christchurch is formed. [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/Rowing/Rowing/en Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Rowing] ]

hooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Christie (Otago)

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 1866 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1866

References

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