• Source: 1869 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1869 in New Zealand.




Incumbents






= Regal and viceregal

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Head of State — Queen Victoria
Governor — Sir George Ferguson Bowen




= Government and law

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The 4th Parliament continues.

Speaker of the House — Sir David Monro
Premier — Edward Stafford is replaced by William Fox on 28 June after Stafford's government is defeated.
Minister of Finance — William Fitzherbert is replaced by Julius Vogel after the defeat of the Stafford government.
Chief Justice — Hon Sir George Arney




= Main centre leaders

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Mayor of Christchurch — William Wilson followed by John Anderson
Mayor of Dunedin — Thomas Birch




Events



4–5 January: Te Kooti and his followers manage to escape the siege of Ngā Tapa pā.
13 February: A war party of Ngāti Maniapoto led by Wetere Te Rerenga kills all three men, a woman and three children, and also the Wesleyan missionary John Whiteley who arrives shortly afterwards, at the isolated Pukearuhe Redoubt. This is the final act of the Taranaki wars.
11 April: Prince Alfred the Duke of Edinburgh visits New Zealand on HMS Galatea.
5 June: 1869 Christchurch earthquake
August: The first bicycle built in Auckland is ridden for the first time. Bicycles are also built and ridden in Christchurch and Dunedin in this year.
The University of Otago is established, being New Zealand's first University.




= Undated

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The New Zealand Ensign is introduced for use on government ships. It does not become the official national flag until 1902. The flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand is also in common use.
Resignation and departure from New Zealand of Jean Baptiste Pompallier, First Catholic Bishop in New Zealand.
Closure of St Mary's Seminary, Auckland.




Sport






= Horse racing

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Major race winners

New Zealand Cup winner: Mainsail
New Zealand Derby winner: Manuka




= Shooting

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Ballinger Belt: No competition




Births


6 February: Patrick O'Regan, lawyer, politician and judge.
28 April: Frances Hodgkins, painter.
30 April: 'Charles Robert Norris Mackie, pacifist and social reformer
18 May: James Parr, politician.




Deaths


16 March: Johnny Jones, whaler, early settler.
30 March: William Field Porter, politician.
Āpihai Te Kawau, Māori leader.




See also


History of New Zealand
List of years in New Zealand
Military history of New Zealand
Timeline of New Zealand history
Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
Timeline of the New Zealand environment




References


General
Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
Specific




External links


Media related to 1869 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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