1888 in New Zealand

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* History of New Zealand
* List of years in New Zealand
* Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1888 in New Zealand.

## Incumbents

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### Regal and viceregal

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* Head of State – Queen Victoria
* Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois.

### Government and law

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The 10th New Zealand Parliament continues.

* Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke.
* Premier – Harry Atkinson.
* Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson.
* Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast

### Main centre leaders

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* Mayor of Auckland – Albert Devore
* Mayor of Christchurch – Aaron Ayers followed by Charles Louisson
* Mayor of Dunedin – William Dawson followed by Hugh Gourley
* Mayor of Wellington – Samuel Brown

## Events

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* 25 July: By-election in the Ashley electorate
* 4 August: Reefton Power Station begins operation
* 1 September: 1888 North Canterbury earthquake

### Undated

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* First sightings of the dolphin Pelorus Jack in Cook Strait.

## Sport

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### Athletics

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The first New Zealand Championships are held.[1][2]

#### National Champions, Men

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* 100 yards – F. Meenan (Otago)
* 250 yards – A. Williams (Canterbury)
* 440 yards – A. Williams (Canterbury)
* 880 yards – Peter Morrison (South Canterbury)
* 1 mile – J. Field (Southland)
* 120 yards hurdles – Godfrey Shaw (Canterbury)
* Long jump – T. Harman (Canterbury)
* High jump – F. Perry (South Canterbury)

Source:[3]

### Horse racing

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The Auckland Cup of 1887 is moved to January 1888. Future Auckland Cup's are normally scheduled for New Year's Day.

Avondale Racecourse in Auckland is established.

#### Major race winners

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* New Zealand Cup – Manton
* New Zealand Derby – Manton
* Auckland Cup winner (January) – Nelson (Australian owned)
* Auckland Cup winner (December) – Lochiel
* Wellington Cup winner – Beresford

### Lawn bowls

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#### National Champions

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* Singles – G. White (Milton)
* Fours – R. Churton, L. Oughton, W. Carswell and D. Mackie (skip) (Taieri)

Note: 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.

### Polo

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The first polo club in New Zealand is formed in Auckland.[2]

### Rowing

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National Championships are held for the first time. They are held at separate venues; the single sculls in Wellington, the coxed fours in Wanganui. From the following year the Championships will be held at a single venue.

#### National Champions (Men)

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* Single sculls – J. Foster (Napier)
* Coxed fours – Canterbury

### Rugby union

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The South Canterbury, Wanganui and Marlborough unions are formed.[2]

The first ever British Isles rugby team tour takes place, visiting New Zealand and Australia. The visitors win all their New Zealand games except for one, losing to Auckland.[4]
The first New Zealand Native team to visit Britain leaves at the end of the year.

### Shooting

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Ballinger Belt – Hon Major Purnell (NZ Volunteers)

### Tennis

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National championships

* Men's singles – P. Fenwicke
* Women's singles – E. Harman
* Men's doubles – Richard Harman and Frederick Wilding
* Women's doubles – E. Harman and E. Gordon
* Mixed doubles – No competition

## Births

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* 27 April: Daisy Osborn, artist. (d. 1957)
* 21 June: Cecil King, rugby league footballer. (d. 1975)
* 15 November: Cora Wilding, physiotherapist and artist. (d. 1982)
* 29 November: Thomas Hislop (Jnr), politician and mayor of Wellington. (d. 1965)

## Deaths

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* 3 June; Joseph Beswick, politician
* 14 July: Samuel Revans, politician and journalist.
* 18 August; James Menzies, politician
* 30 August: George O'Brien, painter.
* 18 October: Mary Ann Buxton, educator.
* 28 November: William Meluish, photographer and businessman.[5]
* (in England, no date) John Bacot, politician.

## See also

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* 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

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General

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

Specific

1. ^ Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2
2. ^ a b c Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
3. ^ "athletics.org.nz". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
4. ^ History of Rugby Union in New Zealand
5. ^ "Deaths". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 6 December 1888. p. 5. Retrieved 23 July 2018. "William Meluish, late of Dunedin, New Zealand, and formerly of Bath, aged 65, dearly beloved and deeply regretted"

## External links

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