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Contents

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

[edit] Government and law

The 3rd Parliament continues.

[edit] Events

  • 27 January: The Auckland Register, which started in 1857, ceases publication.[1]
  • 1 July - The first telegraph transmission in New Zealand is made from Lyttelton Post Office to Christchurch.[2][3][4]
  • 7 July – Parliament meets in Wellington for the first time. (see also 1863; 1865)
  • 15 August 1862 - Horatio Hartley & Christopher Reilly deposit at Dunedin over 1,000 ounces (87 pounds) of gold gained from the Cromwell Gorge during the winter of 1862. This was the start of the Dunstan Gold Rush.[citation needed]
  • 12 November: The Invercargill Times publishes its first issue. It changed its name to The Southland Times two years later, and became a daily in 1875. It continues to publish today.[5]

[edit] Undated

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

The second inter-provincial game is played. Nelson defeat Wellington.[7]

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Major race winner

  • New Zealand Derby - Emmeline

[edit] Lawn Bowls

The Auckland club is now playing on its own green.[7]

[edit] Rowing

1 January – The first recorded rowing regatta takes place on Lyttelton Harbour.[7]

Later in the year the Canterbury Rowing Club is formed to row on the Avon River in Christchurch.[7]

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt - Private Holt (Nelson)

[edit] Births

[edit] Unknown date

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

For world events and topics in 1862 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1862

[edit] References

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