1861 in New Zealand

none November 2019 April 2013 1861 The following lists events that happened during 1861 in New Zealand. A ceasefire is reached in the First Taranaki War, with British efforts to defeat Māori disaffected over land purchases having largely failed. Prosperity comes to the south with the onset of the Otago gold rush. Within a year the population of the Tuapeka goldfields is twice that of Dunedin. Incumbents Regal and viceregal Head of State — Queen Victoria Governor — Colonel Thomas Gore Browne leaves office on 3 October to take up the post of Governor of Tasmania. His successor is Sir George Grey who takes up the position in December. Government and law The general election of 1860–61 concludes on 28 March having begun on 12 December the previous year. The 3rd Parliament commences. Speaker of the House — David Monro becomes Speaker after the retirement of Sir Charles Clifford the previous year. Premier — William Fox replaces Edward Stafford on 12 July after Stafford loses a vote of no-confidence. Minister of Finance — William Richmond loses the post on 12 July with the fall of the Fox government, and is replaced by Reader Wood. Chief Justice — Hon George Arney Events 16 February: The Southern News and Foveaux Strait's Herald publishes its first issue.http://users.iconz.co.nz/kimo/family_tree/d0001/g0000060.htm James Henry MARTIN 6 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20051120082627/http://users.iconz.co.nz/kimo/family_tree/d0001/g0000060.htm 20 November 2005 dead The paper will become daily by 1875 and change its name to The Southland Daily News. It continues until 1968. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.ST&essay=1&l=en Southland Times National Library of New Zealand 6 June 2008 28 February: The Government-sponsored Māori language magazine, The Maori Messenger or Te Karere Maori publishes its final issue and is replaced by Te Manuhiri Tuarangi and Maori Intelligencer, which continues until 1863.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 11 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 2007http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/findyoursubject/newszone/earlyaucklandareanewspapers.htm Early Auckland area newspapers Auckland City Libraries 22 May 2008 21 March: The Auckland Examiner, which started in 1856, ceases publication. 25 May: The Press publishes its first issue. It begins as a weekly newspaper, will move to bi-weekly in 1862, and becomes daily in 1863. It continues 2026 today.http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Guides/Newspapers/History.asp Newspapers Guide: Historical outline of the main Christchurch newspapers Christchurch City Libraries 7 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080725022704/http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Guides/Newspapers/History.asp 25 July 2008 dead 29 June: Confirmation of the richness of Gabriel Read's gold discovery at Gabriel's Gully on the Tuapeka River is published in Dunedin and the Otago gold rush is on.McIndoe, James. report in the Otago Witness, 29 June 1861. Reprinted in An Eyewitness History of New Zealand (1985) e.g Robin Bromby. 0-85902-306-0 15 November: The Otago Daily Times produces its first issue. The newspaper continues 2026 today.http://www.alliedpress.co.nz/papers.php?pub=odt Otago Daily Times Allied Press 7 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081014025804/http://www.alliedpress.co.nz/papers.php?pub=odt 14 October 2008 dead Otago gold rush (1861–63) Undated The Māori King Movement begins publication of Te Hokioi o Nui-Tireni e Rere atu ra, which continues until 1863.http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/P/Printing/GeneralSurvey/en Printing – General Survey Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966) 7 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080518082839/http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/P/Printing/GeneralSurvey/en 18 May 2008 live Sport Shooting The first National Rifle Shooting Championships is held. This is the oldest national championships in New Zealand in any sport. The Championships are held in conjunction with various district contests until the first centralised Championships at Trentham in 1902.Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. 0-908570-00-7 The winner receives the Championship Belt (and Pouch). In 1907 the belt is won outright by A. Ballinger and it is renamed the Ballinger Belt. This name has been applied retroactively to the Championship since its inception. Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Brighton (Auckland) Births 21 February (in Italy): – G. P. Nerli, painter 12 June: James Gardiner, Australian politician. Unknown date William Stewart, politician. Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 Deaths 8 February: William Cutfield King, member of the New Zealand House of Representatives 26 March: Andrew Sinclair, British surgeon notable for his botanical collections 13 June: Te Herekiekie, tribal leader 18 July (in London): Joseph Greenwood, soldier and member of the New Zealand House of Representatives 16 September: Jeanie Collier, runholder 17 November (in London): John Robert Godley, founder of Canterbury 22 November (in Grafton, New South Wales): William Edward Vincent, printer and publisher Unknown date Te Huruhuru, tribal leader 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 1861 in yes