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Timeline of New Zealand historyThe following lists events that happened during 1867 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State — Queen Victoria
Governor — Sir George Grey
Government and law
The 4th Parliament continues.
Speaker of the House — Sir David Monro
Premier — Edward Stafford
Minister of Finance — William Fitzherbert
Chief Justice — Hon Sir George Arney
The number of seats in the House of Representatives is increased to 74 with the creation of four Māori seats, and male Māori are given the right to vote. The Legislative Council now has 36 seats.New Zealand Parliament – Parliament timeline
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Dunedin — William Mason followed by John Hyde Harris
Events
5 February: Opening of New Zealand's third railway line: 27 km connecting Invercargill and Bluff.nzhistory.govt.nz
20 May: Alexandra is proclaimed a borough. Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Alexandra
3 June: The Evening Herald is founded in Wanganui.The Evening Herald https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH18670603.2.6 23 December 2018 The Evening Herald 1 3 June 1867 2 Around the turn of the 20th century, it changed its name to The Wanganui Herald, and continued to publish until 1986.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/wanganui-herald The Wanganui Herald National Library of New Zealand 23 December 2018
11 September: The New Zealand Advertiser, first published in 1859, produces a final issue and is absorbed into the New Zealand Times. It is revived for six months in 1868.http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9E78F21A-EF20-4C82-934B-1587FC7489CC/0/StatPubschapter2.pdf Statistical publications 1840–2000 Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources — 19th Century 13 PDF Statistics New Zealand https://web.archive.org/web/20071125112530/http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9E78F21A-EF20-4C82-934B-1587FC7489CC/0/StatPubschapter2.pdf 25 November 2007
Undated
Arrowtown is proclaimed a borough.Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Arrowtown
Coromandel Gold Rush (1867–68)
Major Charles Heaphy is awarded the Victoria Cross. He is the first soldier from any colony to be so decorated.
While Henry Jenner is fundraising in England for his new diocese there are increasing concerns over his appointment among the New Zealand clergy and the citizens of Dunedin.Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: George Augustus Selwyn
Sport
Horse racing
A Wellington Cup is held in Wellington. This is no relation to the annual race held from 1874. Racing had only recently been moved from the beaches to Hutt Park in Lower Hutt and Burnham Water in Miramar.Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications
Major race winners
New Zealand Cup winner: Magenta
New Zealand Derby winner: Scandal
Rowing
The Star Boating Club is formed in Wellington.Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966(other sources state 1867)
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Chisholm (Otago)
Births
30 April: Douglas Lysnar, politician.
19 May: Frank Moore, political activist.
(unknown date) John Charles Thomson, politician.
Deaths
16 July: Henry Williams, missionary.
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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