1863 in New Zealand

1863 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - Queen Victoria
*Governor – Sir George Grey

Government and law

The 3rd Parliament continues.

*Speaker of the House – David Monro
*Premier – Frederick Whitaker replaces Alfred Domett on 30 October after Domett loses a vote of no-confidence.
*Minister of Finance – Reader Wood
*Chief Justice – Hon Sir George Arney

Events

* 1 January: "The Colonist" ceases publishing and is absorbed into the "Daily Telegraph". It began as the "Otago Colonist" in 1856. [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]
* 7 February: HMS Orpheus is wrecked at the entrance to Manukau Harbour with the loss of 189 lives. [ [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=07/02 New Zealand History online] ]
* 1 May: The "Evening Star", a Dunedin newspaper, publishes its first issue. The paper continued until 1979. [cite web|url=http://www.alliedpress.co.nz/history.php|title=Allied Press History|publisher=Allied Press]
* November – Shortly after his government loses a vote of no-confidence, former Premier Alfred Domett moves a resolution in Parliament that the Capital of New Zealand be moved closer to Cook Strait. This leads to the movement of the Capital to Wellington in 1865.
* 13 November: "The New Zealand Herald" publishes its first issue. The Auckland-based newspaper continues to publish today. [cite web|url=http://info.nzherald.co.nz/advertising/print/ad-herald-about.cfm|title=New Zealand Herald|publisher=The New Zealand Herald]

Undated

*The Government-sponsored Māori language magazine "Te Manuhiri Tuarangi and Maori Intelligencer" ceases publication. It started in 1861, but predecessors were published from 1842. [cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/findyoursubject/newszone/earlyaucklandareanewspapers.htm|title=Early Auckland area newspapers|publisher=Auckland City Libraries]
* The Government starts printing a Māori language newspaper, "Te Pihoihoi Mokemoke", to combat the views expressed by the Māori King Movement's newspaper "Te Hokioi o Nui-Tireni e Rere atu ra". After the fifth issue was published, the press was seized by Ngāti Maniapoto in one of several incidents which led to the Invasion of Waikato. [cite web|url=http://www.tamuseum.org.nz/uploads/23778/teawamutu.htm|title=History of Te Awamutu|publisher=Te Awamutu Museum] . Later in the year "Te Hokioi o Nui-Tireni e Rere atu ra", which started in 1861, also ceased publication. [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/P/Printing/GeneralSurvey/en|title=Printing - General Survey|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966)]
* A Town Board is established in Wellington with three Wards (Thorndon, Lambton and Te Aro) but no Mayor.

Arts and literature

Music

*One of the earliest recorded visits by an opera singer to New Zealand is made by Australian Marie Carandini. [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/M/Music/GeneralHistory/en Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 - Music:General History] ]

Appointments and awards

*Primate of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn (Bishop of Auckland)
*Bishop of Christchurch - Henry John Chitty Harper
*Bishop of Nelson - Edmund Hobhouse
*Bishop of Waiapu - William Williams
*Bishop of Wellington - Charles John Abraham

port

Cricket

Horse racing

Major race winner

*New Zealand Derby winner: Azucena

Rowing

hooting

Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Owen (Wanganui)

Births

* 27 April (in India): Henry Braddon, rugby union player.
* 3 November: Thomas William "Torpedo Billy" Murphy, boxing world title holder. [ [http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Torpedo_Billy_Murphy Torpedo Billy Murphy - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia ] ]

Deaths

ee also

*List of years in New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand history
*History of New Zealand
*Military history of New Zealand
*Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

"For world events and topics in 1863 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1863

References

;General
* Romanos, J. (2001) "New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists." Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7;Specific


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