1866 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 1.3 Main centre leaders 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Cricket 5.2 Horse racing 5.2.1 Major race winners 5.3 Rowing 5.4 Shooting 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 See also 9 References

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Dunedin - William Mason

[edit] Events

• The Canterbury Standard ceases publication. The Christchurch newspaper started in 1854.^[1]

• 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^[update].^[2]
• 18 March: The Greymouth Evening Star publishes its first issue. The newspaper continues to publish today^[update].^[3]
• 21 April: The Marlborough Express publishes its first issue.^[3] It became daily in 1880,^[4] and continues to publish today^[update].
• May: The New Zealander stops publishing after its office burns down. The Auckland-based newspaper started publishing in 1845.^[5]
• 22 September: The Ross Guardian starts publication.^[6] The newspaper continued until 1879.^[7]

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

Henry Lascelles Jenner and Andrew Burn Suter are consecrated at Canterbury Cathedral on 24 August.^[8]

• Primate of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn (Bishop of Auckland)
• Bishop of Christchurch - Henry John Chitty Harper
• Bishop of Dunedin - Henry Lascelles Jenner^[9]
• Bishop of Nelson - Andrew Burn Suter
• Bishop of Waiapu - William Williams
• Bishop of Wellington - Charles John Abraham

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Major race winners

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

[edit] Rowing

The Union Rowing Club of Christchurch is formed.^[10]

Star Boating Club is established, as of 2009^[update] the oldest sporting club in Wellington.^[11]

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Christie (Otago)

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• 9 December: Henry Monson, gaoler.

[edit] See 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

[edit] References

General

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

Specific