1867 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 2.1 Undated 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 6.1 Unknown date 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 4th Parliament continues.

• Speaker of the House – Sir David Monro
• Premier – Edward Stafford
• Minister of Finance – William Fitzherbert
• Chief Justice – Hon Sir George Arney

The number of seats in the House of Representatives is increased to 74 with the creation of four Māori seats, and male Māori are given the right to vote. The Legislative Council now has 36 seats.^[1]

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Dunedin - William Mason followed by John Hyde Harris

[edit] Events

• 5 February: Opening of New Zealand's third railway line: 27 km connecting Invercargill and Bluff.^[2]
• 20 May: Alexandra is proclaimed a borough.^[3]
• 11 September: The New Zealand Advertiser, first published in 1859, produces a final issue and is absorbed into the New Zealand Times. It is revived for six months in 1868.^[4]

[edit] Undated

• Arrowtown is proclaimed a borough.^[5]

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

Major Charles Heaphy is awarded the Victoria Cross. He is the first soldier from any colony to be so decorated.

While Henry Lascelles Jenner is fundraising in England for his new diocese there are increasing concerns over his appointment among the New Zealand clergy and the citizens of Dunedin.^[6]

• Primate of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn (Bishop of Auckland)
• Bishop of Christchurch - Henry John Chitty Harper
• Bishop of Dunedin - Henry Lascelles Jenner^[7]
• Bishop of Nelson - Andrew Burn Suter
• Bishop of Waiapu - William Williams
• Bishop of Wellington - Charles John Abraham

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Horse racing

A Wellington Cup is held in Wellington. This is no relation to the annual race held from 1874. Racing had only recently been moved from the beaches to Hutt Park in Lower Hutt and Burnham Water in Miramar.^[8]

[edit] Major race winners

• New Zealand Cup winner: Magenta
• New Zealand Derby winner: Scandal

[edit] Rowing

The Star Boating Club is formed in Wellington.^[9](other sources state 1867^[8])

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Chisholm (Otago)

[edit] Births

[edit] Unknown date

• Douglas Lynsar, politician.

[edit] Deaths

[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 1867 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1867

[edit] References

General

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

Specific