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1871 in New Zealand

1871 in New Zealand

List of events

The following lists events that happened during 1871 in New Zealand.

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Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government and law

The 1871 election takes place between 14 January and 1 February. The 5th New Zealand Parliament commences.

1 February – Māori elections are held for the first time in conjunction with a general election, although the first Māori MPs had been elected in 1868.

Main centre leaders

Events

  • 1 February: The Daily Telegraph begins publishing in Napier. It continues until 1999, when it merges with The Hawke's Bay Herald Tribune to form Hawke's Bay Today.[1]
  • 5 July: New Zealand's first university, Otago opens its doors. It was absorbed into the University of New Zealand three years later.[2]
  • The Westport News begins publication. The newspaper continues to publish Monday-Friday.[3]

Sport

Athletics

The first amateur club is formed, in South Canterbury. Professional athletics is already well established.[4]

Horse racing

Major race winners

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

Rugby union

  • 12 May: Founding of the Wellington Rugby club, the second rugby union club in New Zealand.[5]

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Captain Wales (Otago)

Births

Deaths

Date unknown

See also

References

General
  • Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
Specific
  1. [1]
    "Local Newspapers". Hastings District Libraries. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  2. [2]
    Otago University opening date
  3. [3]
    "The News". Westport News. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  4. [4]
    Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications ISBN 1-86956-044-2
  5. [5]
    "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. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  6. [6]
    Bisman, Ron. "Freeman Wright Holmes". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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