1874 in New Zealand

none November 2019 1874 The following lists events that happened during 1874 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal Head of State — Queen Victoria Governor — The Rt. Hon Sir James Fergusson resigns and is replaced by The Marquess of Normanby Government and law The 5th New Zealand Parliament continues. Speaker of the House — Sir Francis Dillon Bell Premier — Julius Vogel. Minister of Finance — Julius Vogel Chief Justice — Hon Sir George Arney Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland — Philip Philips followed by Henry Isaacs followed by Frederick Prime Mayor of Christchurch — Michael Brennan Hart followed by Fred Hobbs Mayor of Dunedin — Henry Fish followed by Andrew Mercer Mayor of Wellington — Charles Borlase Events 1 January: Wreck of the Surat, carrying 271 passengers and 37 crew, on the Catlins coast. All survived.Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. pp. 189–190. 5 January: The Poverty Bay Herald begins publishing in Gisborne. It is initially bi-weekly. The paper changed its name to The Gisborne Herald in 1939, and continues to publish as a daily 2026 today.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.PBH&sp=PBH&essay=1 Poverty Bay Herald National Library of New Zealand 21 September 2008 15 January: The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, first published in 1842, produces its last issue.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.NENZC Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle National Library of New Zealand 21 May 2008 30 June: The Wellington Independent publishes its final issue, and is replaced by The New Zealand Times. The newspaper started in 1845.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.WI Wellington Independent National Library of New Zealand 23 May 2008 18 November: Fire and sinking of the Cospatrick carrying emigrants to New Zealand near the Cape of Good Hope; one of New Zealand's worst disasters as only three of the 472 on board survived. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/110014243/nzbound-emigrants-died-on-burning-ship NZ-bound emigrants died on burning ship Stuff (Fairfax) New Zealand 2 February 2019 The Marlborough Times begins publication bi-weekly, and absorbs The Marlborough News. It became a daily in 1882. The Marlborough Express bought it in 1895 and closed it in 1905.http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlboroughexpress/1001335a4603.html History in the making The Marlborough Express 6 July 2004 17 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080801153758/http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlboroughexpress/1001335a4603.html 1 August 2008 live The Marine Department employs Capt. B.A. Edwin to provide weather maps and forecasts to ships, establishing New Zealand's first weather service.Dunmore Patricia The Dunmore Book of New Zealand Records 1977 19 Sport Horse racing 25 May — Recorded by some sources as the date of first race meeting at Ellerslie.(see also 1857) The Auckland Cup is established at Ellerslie Racecourse. The Wellington Cup becomes an annual race. The first winner of which evidence survives is recorded. Major race winners New Zealand Cup: Tambourini New Zealand Derby: Tadmor Auckland Cup: Templeton Wellington Cup: Castaway Rugby union Rugby union spreads quickly, with many new clubs being formed: Ngāruawāhia, Hamilton, Cambridge, New Plymouth (Taranaki club) Hawera (Egmont club), Parnell, Grafton, Ponsonby, and Mount Hobson. Rugby was also taken up at Auckland College and Auckland Grammar School.http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/RugbyUnionFootball/History/en 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 10 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108122511/http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/RugbyUnionFootball/History/en 8 January 2009 live Shooting Ballinger Belt: Captain Skinner (Waiuku Rifles) Births 8 February: Edmund Anscombe, architect.Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Edmund Anscombe 20 September: George Smith, athlete and rugby player. Deaths 22 April: Thomas Brunner, surveyor and explorer. 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. Specific External links 1874 in yes