Regal and viceregal
Head of State — Queen VictoriaGovernor — Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois.Government and law
The 1884 general election is held on 22 July. Afterwards the 9th New Zealand Parliament is formed.
Speaker of the House — Maurice O'Rorke.Premier — Harry Atkinson loses the Premiership to Robert Stout on 16 August, regains it on 28 August and loses it again to Stout on 3 September.Minister of Finance — Harry Atkinson is replaced on 16 August by Julius Vogel. He is relieved of the position on 28 August and resumes it again on 3 September.Chief Justice — Hon Sir James PrendergastMain centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland — William WaddelMayor of Christchurch — George Ruddenklau followed by Charles HulbertMayor of Dunedin — William Parker Street followed by Arthur ScoularMayor of Wellington — George Fisher1883–84 New Zealand cricket season1884–85 New Zealand cricket seasonNew Zealand Cup winner: VanguardNew Zealand Derby winner: Black RoseAuckland Cup winner: The PoetWellington Cup winner: The Poetsee also Category:Horse races in New Zealand.1884 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales: A New Zealand team makes an overseas tour for the first time. The team makes a return visit (see 1882) to the Southern Rugby Union in New South Wales and wins all eight matches with 167 points for and 17 against.The Hawke’s Bay union is formed.
Provincial club rugby champions include:
see also Category:Rugby union in New ZealandBallinger Belt: Private Walter Churton (Wanganui)
26 February (in Australia): Frederick Doidge, politician.28 February: Sir Robert Douglas, 3rd Baronet, soldier and politician1 March: William Jarvis Willis, member of the House of Representatives27 April: Henry Tancred, politician1 June: Robert Heaton Rhodes, member of the House of Representatives23 July: William Adams, member of the House of Representatives and provincial superintendent30 August: William Wood, member of the House of Representatives and provincial superintendent7 September: Alfred Nesbit Brown, missionary1 December: William Swainson, first Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council20 December: John George Miles, member of the House of RepresentativesNo dateWalter Brodie, member of the House of RepresentativesFrancis Hull, member of the House of RepresentativesThomas Luther Shepherd, member of the House of RepresentativesBenjamin Tonks, member of the House of Representatives and Mayor of Auckland City