1865 in New Zealand

1865 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

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

Government and law

The 3rd Parliament continues.

*Speaker of the House – David Monro
*Premier – Edward Stafford becomes Premier on 16 October when Frederick Weld retires due to ill-health and stress.
*Minister of Finance – Edward Stafford takes up the post on 31 October after William Fitzherbert loses the post when the Weld government ends on 16 October.
*Chief Justice – Hon Sir George Arney

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Dunedin - William Mason

Events

*The Capital of New Zealand is moved from Auckland to Wellington. [ [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/HstBldgs/History/Resources/3/6/e/36e40376aa2842e6bcce0a4557ebf2bc.htm New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline ] ]
*"The Marlborough Times" ceases publication. It was founded in 1864. [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]
*18 February: "The Press" in Christchurch starts publishing a magazine, "The Weekly Press". The magazine ran until 1928. [cite web|url=http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Guides/Newspapers/History.asp|title=Historical outline of the main Christchurch newspapers|publisher=Christchurch City Libraries]
*May - "The West Coast Times" is founded. It began as a weekly newspaper and became a daily in January 1866. It ceased publishing in 1917. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.WCT|title=West Coast Times|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]
*4 June: "The Evening Herald" is founded in Wanganui. Around the turn of the century, it changed its name to "The Wanganui Herald", and continued to publish until 1986. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.WH|title=Wanganui Herald|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]
*26 July: Parliament officially sits in Wellington for the first time, in the former Provincial Council chambers. (see also 1862)
*30 August: "The New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian" publishes its last issue. It began in 1844. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.NZSCSG|title=New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]
*November: The "Grey River Argus" begins publication in Greymouth. It published three times a week until becoming daily in 1871. The paper folded in 1966. [cite web|url=http://www.greystar.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=34|title=About Us|publisher=The Greymouth Star]

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

Bishop Selwyn proposes that a Diocese of Dunedin be established. Henry Lascelles Jenner is nominated to be Bishop.(see 1866).

*Primate of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn (Bishop of Auckland)
*Bishop of Christchurch - Henry John Chitty Harper
*Bishop of Nelson - Edmund Hobhouse resigns. His successor, Andrew Burn Suter, formally takes up the position the following year.
*Bishop of Waiapu - William Williams
*Bishop of Wellington - Charles John Abraham

port

Cricket

Horse racing

The race which becomes the New Zealand Cup in 1883, is run for the first time at Riccarton Racecourse.Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications]

Major race winners

*New Zealand Cup: Rob Roy
*New Zealand Derby: Egremont

Rowing

The Star Boating Club is formed in Wellington.Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications] (other sources state 1867 [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/Rowing/Rowing/en Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966] ] )

hooting

Ballinger Belt: "No competition"

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 1865 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1865

References

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


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