1865 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1865 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
The 3rd Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House â David Monro
- Premier â Edward Stafford becomes Premier on 16 October when Frederick Weld retires due to ill-health and stress.
- Minister of Finance â Edward Stafford takes up the post on 31 October after William Fitzherbert loses the post when the Weld government ends on 16 October.
- Chief Justice â Hon Sir George Arney
Main centre leaders
Events
- The New Zealand Exhibition in Dunedin runs from 12 January until 6 May 1865.[1]
- The Capital of New Zealand is moved from Auckland to Wellington.[2]
- The Marlborough Times ceases publication. It was founded in 1864.[3]
- February â The start of the West Coast gold rush with rumours of gold being found.
- 18 February: The Press in Christchurch starts publishing a magazine, The Weekly Press. The magazine ran until 1928.[4]
- May â The West Coast Times is founded. It began as a weekly newspaper and became a daily in January 1866. It ceased publishing in 1917.[5]
- 26 July: Parliament officially sits in Wellington for the first time, in the former Provincial Council chambers. (see also 1862)
- 30 August: The New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian publishes its last issue. It began in 1844.[6]
- November: The Grey River Argus begins publication in Greymouth. It published three times a week until becoming daily in 1871. The paper folded in 1966.[7]
Sport
Horse racing
The race which becomes the New Zealand Cup in 1883, is run for the first time at Riccarton Racecourse.[8]
Major race winners
- New Zealand Cup: Rob Roy
- New Zealand Derby: Egremont
Rowing
The Star Boating Club is formed in Wellington.[8] (other sources state 1867[9])
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: No competition
Births
- 13 May: Lindsay Buick, historian, journalist and politician (d. 1938)
- 10 July: James Randall Corrigan, member of NZ Parliament
Deaths
JanuaryâJune
- 28 January: John Perry Robinson, Superintendent of Nelson Province
- 25 February: Hoani Wiremu HÄ«pango, tribal leader, teacher and assessor
- 12 April: Thomas Halbert, whaler, trader and founding father
- 30 April (at Upper Norwood, England): Robert FitzRoy, second Governor of New Zealand (born 1805)
- 5 May (at sea off Blackwall, London): Samuel Brees, artist, surveyor and engineer
- 11 May: Thomas Antill, Australian cricketer and New Zealand bank manager (born 1830)
- 8 June: John Morgan, missionary (born 1806)
JulyâDecember
- 14 July: Nathaniel Burslem, recipient of the Victoria Cross (born 1837)
- 21 July: Frederick Merriman, politician (born 1818)
- 22 July: James Francis Fulloon, interpreter and public servant (born 1840)
- 9 November: George Kissling, Archdeacon of Waitemata (born 1805)
