1870 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1870 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
The 4th New Zealand 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.[1]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Christchurch – John Anderson followed by Andrew Duncan
- Mayor of Dunedin – Thomas Birch followed by Henry Fish
- Mayor of Wellington – Joseph Dransfield
Events
- 27 August – 3 September: Second visit by Prince Alfred, returning briefly to Wellington before departing for Sydney.
Sport
Archery
- The first club meets at One Tree Hill, Auckland.[2]
Golf
- New Zealand's first golf course was opened in Dunedin.[3]
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
Rugby union
Charles Monro, son of the Speaker of the House, Sir David Monro, introduces rugby to the Nelson Football club.[2]
- 14 May – First rugby club match, Nelson College versus Nelson Football Club "The Town" at the Botanical reserve. This was the first interclub game of rugby union played in New Zealand.[4]
- 12 September – A Nelson team, the "Lunatics", defeats Wellington at Petone.[2]
- – The first "international" between Wellington and a team from HMS Rosario.[2]
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Goldie (Otago)
Births
- 14 April: James Cowan, writer.
- 20 October: C. F. Goldie, painter.
- no date: Arthur Withy, journalist and politician.
Deaths
- 5 July: Henry Powning Stark, politician and sharebroker.
- 16 July: Elizabeth Guard, of pioneering whaling family.
- 27 November (in England): James Stuart-Wortley, politician
- 30 November: Francis Jollie, politician
See also
References
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- New Zealand Parliament – Parliament timeline
- Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "GOLF, MEN'S". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- "RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL". from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
External links
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