• Source: 1883 in New Zealand

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


      Incumbents




      = Regal and viceregal

      =
      Head of State – Queen Victoria
      Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois begins his term on 20 January.


      = Government and law

      =
      The 8th New Zealand Parliament continues.

      Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke.
      Premier – Frederick Whitaker is replaced by Harry Atkinson on 25 September
      Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson
      Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast


      = Main centre leaders

      =
      Mayor of Auckland – James Clark followed by William Waddel
      Mayor of Christchurch – George Ruddenklau
      Mayor of Dunedin – James Bryce Thomson followed by William Parker Street
      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 newspaper started in 1880.
      19 February: Pacifist leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai 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 was formed in Christchurch.


      Sport




      = Cricket

      =
      1882–83 New Zealand cricket season
      1883–84 New Zealand cricket season


      = Horse racing

      =
      The New Zealand Cup is so-named, the race having been run under another name since 1865.

      New Zealand Cup winner: Tasman
      New Zealand Derby winner: Oudeis
      Auckland Cup winner: Salvage
      Wellington Cup winner: Mischief
      see also Category:Horse races in New Zealand.


      = Rugby

      =
      The Auckland Rugby Union is formed.
      Provincial club rugby champions include:

      see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand


      = Shooting

      =
      Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Kennedy (Dunedin)


      Births


      14 May – Charlie Seeling (died 1956), rugby (league and union) footballer
      4 August – Sydney Smith (died 1969), forensic pathologist
      31 October – Anthony Wilding (died 1915), tennis player


      = Full date unknown

      =
      Ngapipi Reweti, land negotiator (died 1957)


      Deaths


      30 March – Edward Graham McMinn (born 1843), politician
      30 June – William Cutten (born 1822), politician
      30 December – David Hay (born 1815), nurseryman


      See also


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


      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 1883 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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