The following lists events that happened during 1889 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 ...

–

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 ...

– The term of Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois ends on 23 March.

The Earl of Onslow ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

takes up the position of Governor on 2 May.

Government and law

The

10th New Zealand Parliament The 10th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Elections for this term were held in 4 Māori electorates and 91 European electorates on 7 and 26 September 1887, respectively. A total of 95 MPs were elected. Parliame ...

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 ...

– Harry Atkinson. *

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

Parliamentary opposition

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– John Ballance ( Liberal Party). This is the first year in which there is a recognised opposition leader.

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 ...

–

Albert Devore Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert C ...

followed by John Upton *

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 ...

– Charles Louisson *

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 ...

–

Hugh Gourley Hugh Gourley (1825 – 16 December 1906) was a New Zealand politician born in Ireland. He was Mayor of Dunedin on two occasions and then appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council for one seven-year term. Early life Gourley was born in B ...

followed by John Roberts * Mayor of Wellington – John Duthie

Events

*21 January –

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"Professor" Baldwin makes the first

balloon A balloon is a flexible bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, and air. For special tasks, balloons can be filled with smoke, liquid water, granular media (e.g. sand, flour or rice), or light so ...

ascent in New Zealand at

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...

.Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Ballooning
/ref> *2 December – The S.S. ''Alice'', the first mechanically powered vessel on the Rotorua Lakes, is launched.

Arts and literature

Reputedly the first

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

novel written by a New Zealander, ''

Anno Domini 2000, or, Woman's Destiny ''Anno Domini 2000, or, Woman's Destiny'' (1889) is usually regarded as New Zealand's first science fiction novel. It was written by former Prime Minister of New Zealand Sir Julius Vogel. It anticipated a utopian world where women held many po ...

'' by former

Julius Vogel is published.

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 – F. Ellis (Hawkes Bay) *120 yards hurdles – Harold Batger (Wellington) *Long jump – Leonard Cuff (Canterbury) *High jump – T. McNaught (Otago)

Chess

National Champion: Arthur Ollivier, of Christchurch

Horse racing

Major race winners

*New Zealand Cup – Tirailleur *New Zealand Derby – Scots Grey *Auckland Cup – Leopold *Wellington Cup – Dudu

Lawn bowls

National Champions

*Singles – H. Toomer (Canterbury) *Fours – M. Elliott, P. Dow, W. Allnutt and W. Carlton (skip) (Roslyn) As the New Zealand Bowling Association at this time consists largely of South Island clubs, the first truly "national" championships are not deemed to have begun until

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

Polo

The

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...

Polo Club is formed.Todd, S. (1976) ''Sporting Records of New Zealand.'' Auckland: Moa Publications.

Rowing

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

National Champions (Men)

*Single sculls – T. McKay (Wellington) *Double sculls – Wellington *Coxless pairs – Wellington *Coxed fours – Wellington

Rugby union

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 ...

Parslow (Auckland)

Swimming

Tennis

After this year the mixed doubles championship are not held again held until

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

New Zealand championships

*Men's singles – P. Fenwicke *Women's singles – E. Gordon *Men's doubles – Richard Harman and

Frederick Wilding Frederick Wilding (20 November 1852 – 5 July 1945) played first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1880s and 1890s. He also played tennis and was a noted athlete. Early life Wilding was born in Montgomery, Wales in 1852. His father, J ...

*Women's doubles – K. Hitchings and E. Gordon *Mixed doubles – Frederick Wilding and E. Gordon

Births

* 27 February:

Melville Lyons Melville Edwin Lyons (27 February 1889 – 7 May 1955), sometimes called Tiny, was briefly a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand until his election was declared void. A journalist by trade, he became involved in local politics in ...

, politician * 19 June:

Cora Louisa Burrell Cora Louisa Burrell (née Keetley, 19 June 1889 – 20 October 1962) from Christchurch was a National Party activist, on the Canterbury Division executive and a Dominion councillor. National Party historian Barry Gustafson said that she was "one ...

, politician (MLC).

Deaths

* 26 July: Thomas Gillies, politician * 26 July: Arthur Fulton, engineer * 10 December: Robert Campbell, politician * 13 December: Sarah Greenwood, artist

References

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

External links

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