1877 in New Zealand

Decades:	1850s; 1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s;
See also:	History of New Zealand; List of years in New Zealand; Timeline of New Zealand history;

The following lists events that happened during 1877 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Head of State – Queen Victoria
Governor – The Marquess of Normanby

Government and law

The 6th New Zealand Parliament continues.

Speaker of the House – Sir William Fitzherbet
Premier – Harry Atkinson is defeated as Premier on 13 October and is replaced by Sir George Grey
Minister of Finance – When Harry Atkinson is defeated as Premier on 13 October he also loses the position of Treasurer (Minister of Finance). On 15 October William Larnach is chosen as his replacement.
Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland City – William Hurst followed by Henry Brett
Mayor of Christchurch – Fred Hobbs followed by James Gapes
Mayor of Dunedin – Charles Stephen Reeves followed by Richard Henry Leary
Mayor of Wellington – William Hutchison

Events

The Treaty of Waitangi ruled a "simply nullity" in "Wi Parata v the Bishop of Wellington"

Sport

Athletics

The Auckland Amateur Athletic Club is formed.^[1]

Cricket

The Canterbury Cricket Association is formed.^[2]
An England XI under the leadership of James Lillywhite tours in January and February. None of the fixtures were first class, and all the home sides field teams of between 18 and 22 players. The team went on to Australia to play the first ever Test matches. Itinerary

Horse racing

New Zealand Cup winner: Mata
New Zealand Derby winner: Trump Card
Auckland Cup winner: Lara
Wellington Cup winner: Guy Fawkes

see also Category:Horse races in New Zealand.

Rugby union

The following rugby clubs were formed: Athletic (Wellington), Waverley, Merivale, Leeston, Southbridge, Rakaia, and Otago University.^[3]

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Paynter (Nelson)

Births

9 April: Jane Mander, novelist
18 April Alfred Murdoch, politician.
18 April:Arthur Stallworthy, politician.
19 April: George Mitchell, soldier and politician
ca. October: Te Rangi Hīroa (Peter Buck), Māori leader.
(in England): Thomas Otto Bishop, politician.
25 November: Thomas David Burnett, politician.
4 December: John Christopher Rolleston, politician.

Deaths

5 January: Sir Donald McLean, politician.
13 January: Margaret Forbes innkeeper and land protester (born c. 1807)^[4]
15 February: David Monro, politician.
8 November: Alfred Ludlam, politician (born 1810).

References

General

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

Specific

^ Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications ISBN 1-86956-044-2
^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
^ Mogford, Janice C. "Margaret Forbes". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

External links

Media related to 1877 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

[Heidenstrom-1] Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications ISBN 1-86956-044-2

[Moa-2] Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7

[ru-3] McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.

[DNZB_Forbes-4] Mogford, Janice C. "Margaret Forbes". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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