1870 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1870 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
[edit ]Regal and viceregal
[edit ]Government and law
[edit ]The 4th New Zealand Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House – Sir David Monro stands down at the end of the year. He will be replaced after the 1871 election by Sir Francis Dillon Bell
- Premier – William Fox
- Minister of Finance – Julius Vogel
- Chief Justice – Hon Sir George Arney
Voting in New Zealand elections is changed to a secret ballot.[1]
Main centre leaders
[edit ]- Mayor of Christchurch – John Anderson followed by Andrew Duncan
- Mayor of Dunedin – Thomas Birch followed by Henry Fish
- Mayor of Wellington – Joseph Dransfield
Events
[edit ]- 27 August – 3 September: Second visit by Prince Alfred, returning briefly to Wellington before departing for Sydney.[citation needed ]
- Torrens system of registered land titles adopted.[citation needed ]
Sport
[edit ]Archery
[edit ]- The first club meets at One Tree Hill, Auckland.[2]
Golf
[edit ]- New Zealand's first golf course was opened in Dunedin.[3]
Horse racing
[edit ]There are 2 races for both the New Zealand Cup and New Zealand Derby (presumably at the beginning and end of the calendar year).(Confirmation required)
Major race winners
[edit ]- New Zealand Cup: Knottingley
- New Zealand Cup: Knottingley
- New Zealand Derby: Malabar
- New Zealand Derby: Envy
Rugby union
[edit ]Charles Monro, son of the Speaker of the House, Sir David Monro, introduces rugby to the Nelson Football club.[2]
- 14 May – First rugby club match, Nelson College versus Nelson Football Club "The Town" at the Botanical reserve. This was the first interclub game of rugby union played in New Zealand.[4]
- 12 September – A Nelson team, the "Lunatics", defeats Wellington at Petone.[2]
- – The first "international" between Wellington and a team from HMS Rosario.[2]
Shooting
[edit ]Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Goldie (Otago)[citation needed ]
Births
[edit ]- February (no date): Arthur Withy, journalist and politician.
- 14 April: James Cowan , writer.
- 20 October: C. F. Goldie , painter.
Deaths
[edit ]- 5 July: Henry Powning Stark , politician and sharebroker.[citation needed ]
- 16 July: Betty Guard , of pioneering whaling family.[5]
- 27 November (in England): James Stuart-Wortley, politician[citation needed ]
- 30 November: Francis Jollie, politician[citation needed ]
See also
[edit ]- History of New Zealand
- List of years in New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
References
[edit ]- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ^ New Zealand Parliament – Parliament timeline
- ^ a b c d Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "GOLF, MEN'S". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL". from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
- ^ Grady, Don. "Elizabeth Guard". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 18 August 2024.
External links
[edit ]Media related to 1870 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
