1889 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 1.3 Parliamentary opposition 1.4 Main centre leaders 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Athletics 5.1.1 National Champions, Men 5.2 Cricket 5.3 Golf 5.4 Horse racing 5.5 Polo 5.6 Rowing 5.6.1 National Champions (Men) 5.7 Rugby Union 5.8 Shooting 5.9 Swimming 5.10 Tennis 5.10.1 New Zealand championships 6 References 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – The term of Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois ends on 23 March. The Earl of Onslow takes up the position of Governor on 2 May.

Government and law

The 10th Parliament continues.

• Speaker of the House - Maurice O'Rorke.
• Premier – Harry Atkinson.
• Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson.
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition - John Ballance (Liberal Party). ^[1] This was the first year in which there was a recognised opposition leader.

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland -
• Mayor of Hamilton -
• Mayor of Wellington -
• Mayor of Christchurch -
• Mayor of Dunedin -

Events

• 2 December - The S.S. Alice, the first mechanically powered vessel on the Rotorua Lakes, is launched.^[2][3]

Arts and literature

Reputedly the first science fiction novel written by a New Zealander, Anno Domini 2000 - A Woman's Destiny by former Premier Julius Vogel is published.

Music

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

Sport

Athletics

National Champions, Men

• 100 yards – T. Lewis (Hawkes Bay)
• 250 yards – H. Reeves (Canterbury)
• 440 yards – H. Reeves (Canterbury)
• 880 yards – P. Cox (Southland)
• 1 mile – P. Ellis (Hawkes Bay)
• 120 yards hurdles – Harold Batger (Wellington)
• Long jump – Leonard Cuff (Canterbury)
• High jump – T. McNaught (Otago)

Cricket

Golf

Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner: Tirailleur
• New Zealand Derby winner: Scots Grey
• Auckland Cup winner: Leopold
• Wellington Cup winner: Dudu

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

Polo

The Christchurch Polo Club is formed.^[4]

Rowing

Coxless Pairs and Double sculls are held at the championships for the first time.

National Champions (Men)

• Coxed fours) - Wellington
• Coxless pairs) - Wellington
• Double sculls) - Wellington
• Single sculls) - T. McKay (Wellington)

Rugby Union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Parslow (Auckland)

Swimming

Tennis

The Mixed doubles championship is not held again until 1900.

New Zealand championships

• Men's singles - P. Fenwicke
• Women's singles - E. Gordon
• Men's doubles - R. Harman/F. Wilding
• Women's doubles - K. Hitchings/E. Gordon
• Mixed doubles - F. Wilding/E. Gordon

References

1. ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
2. ^ Woodenboatparade: S.S. Alice
3. ^ It is not clear if the Alice was actually operating on Lake Rotorua in 1889 or started the following year.
4. ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.

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 1889 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1889