The following lists events that happened during 1874 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

* Head of State — Queen Victoria * Governor — The Rt. Hon Sir James Fergusson resigns and is replaced by The Marquess of Normanby

Government and law

The

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— Julius Vogel. * Minister of Finance — Julius Vogel * Chief Justice — Hon Sir George Arney

Main centre leaders

* Mayor of Auckland — Philip Philips followed by Henry Isaacs followed by Frederick Prime * Mayor of Christchurch — Michael Brennan Hart followed by Fred Hobbs * Mayor of Dunedin — Henry Fish followed by Andrew Mercer * Mayor of Wellington — Charles Borlase

Events

* 1 January: Wreck of the ''Surat'', carrying 271 passengers and 37 crew, on the Catlins coast. All survived.Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) ''Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936.'' Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. pp. 189–190. * 5 January: ''The Poverty Bay Herald'' begins publishing in Gisborne. It is initially bi-weekly. The paper changed its name to '' The Gisborne Herald'' in 1939, and continues to publish as a daily . * 15 January: The ''Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle'', first published in 1842, produces its last issue. * 30 June: ''The Wellington Independent'' publishes its final issue, and is replaced by ''The New Zealand Times''. The newspaper started in 1845. * 18 November: Fire and sinking of the Cospatrick carrying emigrants to New Zealand near the Cape of Good Hope; one of New Zealand's worst disasters as only three of the 472 on board survived. *''The Marlborough Times'' begins publication bi-weekly, and absorbs ''The Marlborough News''. It became a daily in 1882. '' The Marlborough Express'' bought it in 1895 and closed it in 1905. * The Marine Department employs Capt. B.A. Edwin to provide weather maps and forecasts to ships, establishing New Zealand's first weather service.

Sport

Horse racing

*25 May — Recorded by some sources as the date of first race meeting at Ellerslie.(see also

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) *The Auckland Cup is established at Ellerslie Racecourse. *The Wellington Cup becomes an annual race. The first winner of which evidence survives is recorded.

Major race winners

*New Zealand Cup: Tambourini *New Zealand Derby: Tadmor *Auckland Cup: Templeton *Wellington Cup: Castaway

Rugby union

* Rugby union spreads quickly, with many new clubs being formed: Ngāruawāhia, Hamilton, Cambridge,

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(Taranaki club) Hawera (Egmont club), Parnell,

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, and Mount Hobson. Rugby was also taken up at Auckland College and

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Shooting

Ballinger Belt:

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Skinner (Waiuku Rifles)

Births

* 8 February: Edmund Anscombe, architect.Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Edmund Anscombe
/ref> * 20 September: George Smith, athlete and rugby player.

Deaths

* 22 April: Thomas Brunner, surveyor and explorer.

References

;General * Romanos, J. (2001) ''New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists.'' Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ;Specific

External links

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