1868 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 1.3 Main centre leaders 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Athletics 5.2 Cricket 5.3 Golf 5.4 Horse racing 5.4.1 Major race winners 5.5 Rowing 5.6 Rugby Union 5.7 Shooting 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 See also 9 References

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – Sir George Grey is recalled by the British government and is replaced on 5 February by Sir George Ferguson Bowen.

Government and law

The 4th Parliament continues.

• Speaker of the House – Sir David Monro
• Premier – Edward Stafford
• Minister of Finance – William Fitzherbert
• Chief Justice – Hon Sir George Arney

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Christchurch - William Wilson
• Mayor of Dunedin - John Hyde Harris followed byThomas Birch

Events

• 1 June: The New Zealand Advertiser, which had been absorbed into the New Zealand Times in 1867, is revived. It ceases publication for good in December.^[1]

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

At New Zealand's 4th General Synod in Auckland Henry Lascelles Jenner is asked to stand down as Bishop of Dunedin.^[2]

• Primate of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn (Bishop of Auckland) followed by Henry John Chitty Harper
• Bishop of Auckland - George Augustus Selwyn resigns and leaves for England at the end of October.^[2] No successor is appointed until the following year.
• Bishop of Christchurch - Henry John Chitty Harper
• Bishop of Dunedin - Henry Lascelles Jenner^[3]
• Bishop of Nelson - Andrew Burn Suter
• Bishop of Waiapu - William Williams
• Bishop of Wellington - Charles John Abraham

Sport

Athletics

Cricket

The Basin Reserve is first used for cricket.^[4]

Golf

Horse racing

Major race winners

• New Zealand Cup: Flying Jib
• New Zealand Derby: Flying Jib

Rowing

Rugby Union

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Taylor (Otago)

Births

Deaths

See 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 1868 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1868

References

General

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

Specific