The following lists events that happened during 1883 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Head of State A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

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Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

– Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois begins his term on 20 January.

Government and law

The

8th New Zealand Parliament The 8th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. Elections for this term were held in 4 Māori electorates and 91 general electorates on 8 and 9 December 1881, respectively. A total of 95 MPs were elected, i.e. multi-mem ...

continues. *

Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...

– Maurice O'Rorke. *

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

– Frederick Whitaker is replaced by Harry Atkinson on 25 September *

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

– Harry Atkinson * Chief Justice –

Hon Hon or HON may refer to: People * Han (surname) (Chinese: 韩/韓), also romanized Hon * Louis Hon (1924–2008), French footballer * Priscilla Hon (born 1998), Australian tennis player Other uses * Hon (Baltimore), a cultural stereotype of ...

Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amalga ...

– James Clark followed by

William Waddel William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

Mayor of Christchurch The Mayor of Christchurch is the head of the municipal government of Christchurch, New Zealand, and presides over the Christchurch City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system. The current mayor, Phil ...

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George Ruddenklau John George Ruddenklau JP (23 May 1829 – 15 December 1891) was Mayor of Christchurch from December 1881 to December 1883. A baker from Germany, he was later the proprietor of the City Hotel. He was very active with a number of organisations, fo ...

Mayor of Dunedin The Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the local government, the city council of Dunedin, New Zealand. The Mayor's role is "to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority, be a leader in the community and perform c ...

– James Bryce Thomson followed by

William Parker Street William Parker Street (1846–1899) was a New Zealand businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Dunedin in 1883. Biography Street was born in 1846 in Victoria, New Zealand. He moved to Otago in the early 1860s. He was appointed clerk of ...

* Mayor of Wellington – George Fisher

Events

* 1 March – A telephone exchange is opened in Wellington (the fourth in New Zealand). *The ''Hokitika Guardian'' and ''Hokitika Evening Star'' merge to form the ''Hokitika Guardian and Star''. *September: ''The Waikato Mail'' ceases publication. The

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

newspaper started in 1880. * 19 February: Pacifist leaders

Te Whiti o Rongomai Te Whiti o Rongomai III (–18 November 1907) was a Māori spiritual leader and founder of the village of Parihaka, in New Zealand's Taranaki region. Te Whiti established Parihaka community as a place of sanctuary and peace for Māori many of ...

and To hu are released from prison, where they had been held without trial since November 1881. * July: The ''Waikato Gazette & Thames Valley Recorder'' begins publishing. It was absorbed by the ''Cambridge News'' in 1889. * the

New Zealand Shipping Company The New Zealand Shipping Company (NZSC) was a shipping company whose ships ran passenger and cargo services between Great Britain and New Zealand between 1873 and 1973. A group of Christchurch businessmen founded the company in 1873, similar ...

was formed in Christchurch.McLean, Gavin (editor): ''Ships of the New Zealand Shipping Company'' GP Books, Wellington, 1989.

Sport

Cricket

1882–83 New Zealand cricket season During the 1882–83 New Zealand cricket season, the first class cricket consisted of six matches: an Auckland team went on a tour in December including three games, two in the South Island and in Wellington on the southern tip of the North Island ...

1883–84 New Zealand cricket season This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket to 1890. Historical background European colonisation of New Zealand, particularly by British settlers, began in earnest after 1800. It may safely be assumed that cricket was first played ...

Horse racing

The New Zealand Cup is so-named, the race having been run under another name since 1865.Todd, S. (1976) ''Sporting Records of New Zealand.'' Auckland: Moa Publications *New Zealand Cup winner: Tasman *New Zealand Derby winner: Oudeis *Auckland Cup winner: Salvage *Wellington Cup winner: Mischief :''see also :Horse races in New Zealand.''

Rugby

The

Auckland Rugby Union The Auckland Rugby Union is a New Zealand provincial rugby union. The union was established in 1883 and was originally responsible for the administration of the sport in most of the former Auckland Province, although its boundaries have since ...

is formed. Provincial club rugby champions include: :''see also :Rugby union in New Zealand''

Shooting

Ballinger Belt:

Sergeant Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other uni ...

Kennedy (Dunedin)

Births

* 14 May –

Charlie Seeling Charles Edward "Bronco" Seeling (14 May 1883 – 29 May 1956) was a New Zealand international rugby football player of the early 20th century. He played in the forwards for the original All Blacks, appearing in 11 tests including the famous "'' ...

(died 1956), rugby (league and union) footballer * 4 August – Sydney Smith (died 1969), forensic pathologist * 31 October –

Anthony Wilding Anthony Frederick Wilding (31 October 1883 – 9 May 1915), also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I. Considered the world's first tennis superstar, Wildin ...

(died 1915), tennis player

Full date unknown

Ngapipi Reweti Ngāpipi Rēweti (1883–1957) was a land negotiator of the New Zealand Māori people, Māori iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Whātua. He was born in Okahu Bay, Auckland, New Zealand in about 1883. References

1883 births 1957 deaths People from ...

, land negotiator (died 1957)

Deaths

* 30 March –

Edward Graham McMinn Edward Graham McMinn (1843 - 30 May 1883) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Waikato Region Waikato () is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipa District, M ...

(born 1843), politician * 30 June – William Cutten (born 1822), politician * 30 December –

David Hay David Hay (born 29 January 1948) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He broke into the Celtic team in the late 1960s, as one of a generation of players who continued a highly successful era for the club. A contract dispute betwe ...

(born 1815), nurseryman

References

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

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