List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1860 in New Zealand .
Incumbents [ edit ]
Regal and viceregal [ edit ]
Government and law [ edit ]
The general election of 1860–1861 begins on 12 December but does not conclude until 28 March the following year. The 2nd Parliament continues until the completion of the election.
2 January: The Auckland Independent ceases publishing. It began in 1859.[1]
6 January: The Marlborough Press publishes its first issue.[2] The paper continues until 1948.
8 January: Julius von Haast begins his journey of exploration of the West Coast .[3]
17 March: The assault on Te Kohia pā marks the beginning of the First Taranaki War .[4]
28 March: Battle of Waireka .[4]
27 June: The battle of Puketakauere is a major setback for Imperial forces.[4]
28 December: Imperial forces capture Matarikoriko Pā, near Waitara .[5]
Undated
Arts and literature [ edit ]
A choral society is formed in Wellington .[7]
The Canterbury Vocal Union is formed by nine men in Christchurch . It shortly afterwards merges with the St. Cecilia Society and will eventually become the Royal Christchurch Music Society.[7]
The first inter-provincial cricket game is played between Auckland and Wellington . Auckland win.[8]
Horse racing [ edit ]
The New Zealand Derby is held for the first time, at Riccarton Racecourse.[8] This is the first race in New Zealand to have a continuous annual history.
Major race winner [ edit ]
Lawn bowls [ edit ]
Bowls is first known to have been played in the country, in Auckland .[8]
Shooting [ edit ]
The Government recommends that prizes be given for rifle shooting. This leads to the
first National Rifle Shooting Championships in 1861 .[8]
8 January: Louis Catherin Servant , Catholic priest and missionary
30 May: Karetai , tribal leader
25 June: Pōtatau Te Wherowhero , first Māori King
6 August: William Cargill , British soldier, Otago founder and politician[9]
7 August: Charles Southwell , English-born journalist, freethinker and newspaper publisher
4 November (in Tianjin , China): Arthur Saunders Thomson , military surgeon, medical scientist, writer and historian
26 December: Barnet Burns , English sailor and trader
Unknown date [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
General
Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
Specific
External links [ edit ]
Media related to 1860 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
1860 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand