1880 in New Zealand

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Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1880 Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1880 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – Queen Victoria
• Governor – Sir Hercules Robinson leaves on 9 September to take up the position of High Commissioner in South Africa. The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon becomes Governor on 29 November.

Government and law

The 7th New Zealand Parliament continues.

• Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke.
• Premier – John Hall (New Zealand)
• Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson
• Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – Thomas Peacock followed by James Clark
• Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Thomas Ick
• Mayor of Dunedin – Archibald Hilson Ross
• Mayor of Wellington – William Hutchison

Events

• September: The Waikato Mail begins publishing in Cambridge. The newspaper is produced three times a week. It ceases to publish in 1883. ^[1]

Undated

Wellington Teachers College is opened.

Sport

Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner: Le Loup
• New Zealand Derby winner: Sir Mordred
• Auckland Cup winner: Foul Play
• Wellington Cup winner: Foul Play

see also Category:Horse races in New Zealand.

Rugby union

The Wellington Union is the first to hold a club championships. ^[2]

Provincial club rugby champions

Wellington: Athletic

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Okey (Taranaki)

Swimming

The first swimming club in New Zealand, Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club, is formed on 11 October. ^[3] It is soon followed by others throughout New Zealand. ^[2]

Tennis

Prior to this year there are tennis clubs in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. As well as tennis club members also play croquet, bowls and archery. ^[2]

Births

• 3 August: Arthur Hall , politician.

Deaths

• 9 March: Edward Hargreaves , Member of Parliament.
• 12 March: Thomas Birch , Member of Parliament
• 27 July: David Forsyth Main , Member of Parliament.

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. ISBN   1-86958-879-7

Specific

1. "Newspapers". Cambridge Museum. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
2. Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN   0-908570-00-7
3. Beresford, P. (1976) Encyclopedia of Swimming London: Robert Hale and Company

External links

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