- 1866 in New Zealand
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
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Head of State - Queen Victoria
*Governor – Sir George GreyGovernment and law
The 1866 is held between
12 February and6 April . After the election the 4th Parliament commences.*Speaker of the House –
David Monro is knighted during the year and becomes Sir David Morno.
*Premier – Edward Stafford
*Minister of Finance – William Fitzherbert replacesFrancis Jollie on24 August . Jollie had only replaced Edward Stafford on12 June .
*Chief Justice – HonSir George Arney Main centre leaders
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Mayor of Dunedin - William MasonEvents
*The "Canterbury Standard" ceases publication. The Christchurch newspaper started in 1854. [cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9E78F21A-EF20-4C82-934B-1587FC7489CC/0/StatPubschapter2.pdf|work=Statistical publications 1840-2000|title=Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century|pages=p 12|format=PDF|publisher=
Statistics New Zealand ]*
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 today. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.NEM&sp=NEM&essay=1|title=Nelson Evening Mail|publisher=National Library of New Zealand ]
*18 March : "The Greymouth Evening Star " publishes its first issue. The newspaper continues to publish today.cite web|url=http://www.nzpa-online.co.nz/var/cm/cm-history-npa.php|title=History of the NPA|publisher=New Zealand Press Association]
*21 April : "The Marlborough Express " publishes its first issue. It became daily in 1880, [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.MEX&essay=1|title=Marlborough Express|publisher=National Library of New Zealand ] and continues to publish today.
*May : "The New Zealander" stops publishing after its office burns down. The Auckland-based newspaper started publishing in 1845. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.NZ&essay=1|title=New Zealander|publisher=National Library of New Zealand ]
*22 September : "The Ross Guardian" starts publication. [cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=WCT18660921.2.16.4&cl=&srpos=0&st=1|title=Legal notices|publisher=West Coast Times|date=21 September 1866 |pages=3] The newspaper continued until 1879. [cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NOT18790401.2.11.3&cl=&srpos=0&st=1|title=HOKITIKA. March 31|publisher=North Otago Times|date=1 April 1879 |pages=2]Arts and literature
Music
Appointments and awards
Henry Lascelles Jenner andAndrew Burn Suter are consecrated atCanterbury Cathedral on24 August . [ [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=2S52 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Andrew Burn Suter] ]*Primate of New Zealand -
George Augustus Selwyn (Bishop of Auckland )
*Bishop of Christchurch -Henry John Chitty Harper
*Bishop of Dunedin - "Henry Lascelles Jenner " [Although consecrated Jenner was never enthroned and is not considered to be the first Bishop of Dunedin.]
*Bishop of Nelson -Andrew Burn Suter
*Bishop of Waiapu - William Williams
*Bishop of Wellington -Charles John Abraham port
Cricket
Horse racing
Major race winners
*New Zealand Cup winner: Naurmahal
*New Zealand Derby winner: NebulaRowing
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