1886 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 Athletics 5.2 Cricket 5.3 Golf 5.4 Horse racing 5.4.1 Major race winners 5.5 Lawn Bowls 5.6 Polo 5.7 Rowing 5.8 Rugby Union 5.9 Shooting 5.10 Swimming 5.11 Tennis 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 See also 9 References

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois.

[edit] Government and law

The 9th Parliament continues.

• Speaker of the House - Maurice O'Rorke.
• Premier – Robert Stout
• Minister of Finance – Julius Vogel
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - William Waddel followed by Albert Devore
• Mayor of Christchurch - C. P. Hulbert followed by A. Ayers
• Mayor of Dunedin - John Barnes followed by Richard Henry Leary
• Mayor of Hamilton - William Australia Graham
• Mayor of Wellington - Arthur Winton Brown

[edit] Events

• June 10: Eruption of Mount Tarawera volcano in results in the deaths of over 150 people and the destruction of the famous Pink and White Terraces.
• 1 September: Police Force Act comes into effect, splitting the New Zealand Police Force from the standing army (and militia).^[1]

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

• Primate of New Zealand - Henry John Chitty Harper (Bishop of Christchurch)
• Bishop of Auckland - William Garden Cowie
• Bishop of Dunedin - Samuel Tarratt Nevill
• Bishop of Nelson - Andrew Burn Suter
• Bishop of Waiapu - Edward Craig Stuart
• Bishop of Wellington - Octavius Hadfield

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Cricket

The first recorded game of Women's cricket in New Zealand takes place in the Nelson district.^[2]

[edit] Golf

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Major race winners

• New Zealand Cup - Spade Guinea
• New Zealand Derby - Disowned
• Auckland Cup - Nelson (Australian owned)
• Wellington Cup - Nelson (Australian owned)

[edit] Lawn Bowls

The New Zealand Bowling Association is formed with twelve clubs. Only two clubs (from New Plymouth and Auckland) are from the North Island which will eventually lead to the events of 1891.^[2] A national championships is held but the winners are not recorded.^[3]

[edit] Polo

[edit] Rowing

[edit] Rugby Union

The Wairarapa and Manawatu unions are formed.^[2]

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt - Sergeant Remington (Wanganui)

[edit] Swimming

[edit] Tennis

A national tennis association is convened in Hastings .^[2] The first National Championships take place later in the 1886-87 season. (see 1887)

[edit] Births

• 8 June (in Devonshire): John Weeks, painter.

[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 1886 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1886

[edit] References

General

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

Specific