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1865 in New Zealand
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1865 New Zealand Template:Year in New Zealand: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 90px
Other events of 1865
Timeline of New Zealand history
The following lists events that happened during 1865 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State — Queen Victoria
Governor — Sir George Grey
Government and law
The 3rd Parliament continues.
Speaker of the House — David Monro
Premier — Edward Stafford becomes Premier on 16 October when Frederick Weld retires due to ill-health and stress.
Minister of Finance — Edward Stafford takes up the post on 31 October after William Fitzherbert loses the post when the Weld government ends on 16 October.
Chief Justice — Hon Sir George Arney
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Dunedin — William Mason
Events
The New Zealand Exhibition in Dunedin runs from 12 January until 6 May 1865.https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/45443/attendance-at-major-new-zealand-exhibitions-1865-1940 30 August 2017 Attendance at major New Zealand exhibitions, 1865–1940 – Exhibitions and world’s fairs – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
The Capital of New Zealand is moved from Auckland to Wellington.New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline
The Marlborough Times ceases publication. It was founded in 1864.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.MEX&essay=1 Marlborough Express National Library of New Zealand 17 June 2008
February – The start of the West Coast gold rush with rumours of gold being found.
18 February: The Press in Christchurch starts publishing a magazine, The Weekly Press. The magazine ran until 1928.http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Guides/Newspapers/History.asp Historical outline of the main Christchurch newspapers Christchurch City Libraries 13 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080725022704/http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Guides/Newspapers/History.asp 25 July 2008 dead
May – The West Coast Times is founded. It began as a weekly newspaper and became a daily in January 1866. It ceased publishing in 1917.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.WCT West Coast Times National Library of New Zealand 19 May 2008
26 July: Parliament officially sits in Wellington for the first time, in the former Provincial Council chambers. (see also 1862)
30 August: The New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian publishes its last issue. It began in 1844.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.NZSCSG New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian National Library of New Zealand 22 May 2008
November: The Grey River Argus begins publication in Greymouth. It published three times a week until becoming daily in 1871. The paper folded in 1966.http://www.greystar.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=34 About Us The Greymouth Star 12 June 2008
Sport
Horse racing
The race which becomes the New Zealand Cup in 1883, is run for the first time at Riccarton Racecourse.Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications
Major race winners
New Zealand Cup: Rob Roy
New Zealand Derby: Egremont
Rowing
The Star Boating Club is formed in Wellington. (other sources state 1867Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966)
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: No competition
Births
13 May: Lindsay Buick, historian, journalist and politician (d. 1938)
10 July: James Randall Corrigan, member of NZ Parliament
Deaths
January–June
28 January: John Perry Robinson, Superintendent of Nelson Province
25 February: Hoani Wiremu Hīpango, tribal leader, teacher and assessor
12 April: Thomas Halbert, whaler, trader and founding father
30 April (at Upper Norwood, England): Robert FitzRoy, second Governor of New Zealand (born 1805)
5 May (at sea off Blackwall, London): Samuel Brees, artist, surveyor and engineer
11 May: Thomas Antill, Australian cricketer and New Zealand bank manager (born 1830)
8 June: John Morgan, missionary (born 1806)
July–December
14 July: Nathaniel Burslem, recipient of the Victoria Cross (born 1837)
21 July: Frederick Merriman, politician (born 1818)
22 July: James Francis Fulloon, interpreter and public servant (born 1840)
9 November: George Kissling, Archdeacon of Waitemata (born 1805)
See also
List of years in New Zealand
Timeline of New Zealand history
History of New Zealand
Military history of New Zealand
Timeline of the New Zealand environment
Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
General
Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. 1-86958-879-7
Specific
External links
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