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1871 in New Zealand

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Other events of 1871Timeline of New Zealand history

Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State — Queen Victoria
  • Governor — Sir George Ferguson Bowen

    • Government and law

    The 1871 election takes place between 14 January and 1 February. The 5th New Zealand Parliament commences.

    Contents

    1 February — Māori elections are held for the first time in conjunction with a general election, although the first Māori MPs had been elected in 1868.

  • Speaker of the House — After the election Sir Francis Dillon Bell becomes Speaker replacing Sir David Monro who stood down at the end of 1870.
  • Premier — William Fox
  • Minister of Finance — Julius Vogel
  • Chief Justice — Hon Sir George Arney

    • Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Auckland — Philip Philips
  • Mayor of Christchurch — Andrew Duncan followed by James Jameson
  • Mayor of Dunedin — Thomas Birch followed by Henry Fish
  • Mayor of Wellington — Joseph Dransfield

    • Events

  • 1 February: The Daily Telegraph begins publishing in Napier. It continues until 1999, when it merges with The Hawke's Bay Herald Tribune to form Hawke's Bay Today.
  • 5 July: New Zealand's first university, Otago opens its doors. It was absorbed into the University of New Zealand three years later.
  • The Westport News begins publication. The newspaper continues to publish Monday-Friday.

    • Athletics

    The first amateur club is formed, in South Canterbury. Professional athletics is already well established.

    Major race winners

  • New Zealand Cup: Peeress
  • New Zealand Derby: Defamation

    • Rugby union

  • 12 May: Founding of the Wellington Rugby club, the second rugby union club in New Zealand.

    • Shooting

    Ballinger Belt: Captain Wales (Otago)

    Births

  • 10 January: Hoeroa Tiopira, rugby union player

    • References

    1871 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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