1857 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1857 in New Zealand.
Population
The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1857 is 57,150 Māori and 49,802 non-Māori.[1]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State – Queen Victoria
- Governor – Colonel Thomas Gore Browne
Government and law
The
2nd Parliament
continues.
- Speaker of the House – Sir Charles Clifford
- Premier – Edward Stafford.
- Minister of Finance – William Richmond
- Chief Justice – William Martin resigns on 12 June. Hon George Arney is appointed on 2 September but does not arrive until the next year.
Events
- 7 February: The Auckland Register begins publishing. It ends in 1862.[2]
- 14 May: The Taranaki News publishes its first issue. It becomes the Taranaki Daily News in 1885, and continues to publish today[update].[3]
- 24 September: The Hawke's Bay Herald and Ahuriri Advocate publishes its first issue. It becomes the Hawke's Bay Herald in 1858. The paper publishes weekly at first, becomes bi-weekly in 1861, and then daily in 1871. In 1937 it will merge with another paper to form the Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune.[4]
- 23 October: The Colonist publishes its first issue, in Nelson. The newspaper is published until 1920, when it is incorporated into The Nelson Evening Mail.[5]
Sport
Horse racing
Two existing clubs combine to form the Auckland Racing Club. The ARC holds its first meeting at Ellerslie Racecourse.[6] (see also 1874)
Births
- 20 August: James Carroll, politician.
- 10 September: William Barber, Mayor of Wellington and politician.
Deaths
- 16 July: Gilbert Mair, sailor and merchant trader
Unknown date
- Makea Te Vaerua Ariki, sovereign of the Cook Islands
- John Guard, one of the first European settlers in the South Island
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
- ^ Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at "Long-term data series". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008., in particular "A1.1 Total population.xls". Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
- ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
- ^ Bartle, Rhonda (8 February 2005). "An Abbreviated History in Ink". Puke Ariki. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008.
- ^ "Hawke's Bay Herald". National Library of New Zealand.
- ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
- ISBN 0-908570-00-7
External links
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