1871 in New Zealand

1871 in New Zealand:

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Summary

A summary of the year should go here.

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• 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 Parliament commences.

1 February – Maori elections are held for the first time.

• 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

Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland -
• Mayor of Hamilton -
• Mayor of Wellington -
• Mayor of Christchurch -
• Mayor of Dunedin -

Appointments and awards

See: Category:Civil awards and decorations of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

Sport

Athletics

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

Horse racing

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

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Captain Wales (Otago)

References

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.

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 1871 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1871