1866 in New Zealand explained

The following lists events that happened during 1866 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State — Queen Victoria
• Governor — Sir George Grey

Government and law

The 1866 election is held between 12 February and 6 April. After the election the 4th Parliament commences.

• Speaker of the House — David Monro is knighted during the year and becomes Sir David Monro.
• Premier — Edward Stafford
• Minister of Finance — William Fitzherbert replaces Francis Jollie on 24 August. Jollie had only replaced Edward Stafford on 12 June.
• Chief Justice — Hon Sir George Arney

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Dunedin — William Mason

Events

• The Canterbury Standard ceases publication. The Christchurch newspaper started in 1854.^[1]
• 5 March: The Nelson Evening Mail publishes its first issue. The Mail was the first daily newspaper published in Nelson. It changed its name to The Nelson Mail in 1993, and continues to publish .^[2]
• 18 March: The Greymouth Evening Star publishes its first issue. The newspaper continues to publish .^[3]
• 21 April: The Marlborough Express publishes its first issue.^[3] It became daily in 1880,^[4] and continues to publish .
• May: The New Zealander stops publishing after its office burns down. The Auckland-based newspaper started publishing in 1845.^[5]
• 26 August: The Cook Strait telegraph cable between Whites Bay, Marlborough and Lyall Bay, Wellington is inaugurated for inter-island telegrams.^[6]
• 22 September: The Ross Guardian starts publication.^[7] The newspaper continued until 1879.^[8]
• 12 October: The Battle of Omaranui takes place near Napier.^[9]

Sport

Horse racing

Major race winners

• New Zealand Cup winner: Naurmahal
• New Zealand Derby winner: Nebula

Rowing

The Union Rowing Club of Christchurch is formed.^[10]

Star Boating Club is established, the oldest sporting club in Wellington.^[11]

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Christie (Otago)

Births

• 1 April: William Blomfield, cartoonist (d. 1938)
• 1 July: John Lillicrap, 29th Mayor of Invercargill.
• 14 September: – William Montgomery Jr., politician

Deaths

• 20 August: Richard Barton, first European resident of Trentham, Upper Hutt (born 1790)
• 14 November (in England): Charles Torlesse, prominent surveyor for the Canterbury Association (born 1825)
• 9 December: Henry Monson, gaoler (born 1793)

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century. Statistical publications 1840–2000. 12. 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.
2. Web site: Nelson Evening Mail. National Library of New Zealand. 15 June 2008 .
3. Web site: History of the NPA . New Zealand Press Association . 15 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509142255/http://www.nzpa-online.co.nz/var/cm/cm-history-npa.php . 9 May 2008 . dead .
4. Web site: Marlborough Express. National Library of New Zealand. 17 June 2008 .
5. Web site: New Zealander. National Library of New Zealand. 18 June 2008 .
6. The cable that united our islands Dominion Post, Wellington, 3 September 2016 p. A10
7. News: Legal notices. West Coast Times. 21 September 1866. 3. 21 June 2008 .
8. News: HOKITIKA. 31 March. North Otago Times. 1 April 1879. 2. 21 June 2008 .
9. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/omarunui Ōmarunui NZ Wars memorial
10. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/Rowing/Rowing/en Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Rowing
11. Web site: Home (Star Boating Club) . https://web.archive.org/web/20100211200952/http://www.starboatingclub.com/ . 11 February 2010 . live . 16 July 2009 .