1897 in New Zealand
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Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of StateHead of StateA head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
— Queen Victoria - GovernorGovernor-General of New ZealandThe Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand . The Governor-General acts as the Queen's vice-regal representative in New Zealand and is often viewed as the de facto head of state....
— The term of David Boyle, 7th Earl of GlasgowDavid Boyle, 7th Earl of GlasgowDavid Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, GCMG was a Governor of New Zealand.-Royal Navy:Boyle served with the Royal Navy during the Crimean and Second Opium Wars...
as Governor ends on 8 February. He is succeeded on 9 August by Sir Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly
Government and law
The 13th New Zealand ParliamentParliament of New Zealand
The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and, until 1951, the New Zealand Legislative Council. The House of Representatives is often referred to as "Parliament".The House of Representatives usually consists of 120 Members of...
continues with the Liberal Party
New Zealand Liberal Party
The New Zealand Liberal Party is generally regarded as having been the first real political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. Out of office, the Liberals gradually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party...
in power.
- Speaker of the HouseSpeaker of the New Zealand House of RepresentativesIn New Zealand the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the individual who chairs the country's legislative body, the New Zealand House of Representatives...
— Sir Maurice O'RorkeMaurice O'RorkeSir George Maurice O’Rorke was a New Zealand politician, representing the Auckland seat of Onehunga, and later Manukau, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was a committed provincialist and was the eighth Superintendent of the Auckland Province... - Prime MinisterPrime Minister of New ZealandThe Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand...
— Richard SeddonRichard SeddonRichard John Seddon , sometimes known as King Dick, is to date the longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand. He is regarded by some, including historian Keith Sinclair, as one of New Zealand's greatest political leaders.... - Minister of FinanceMinister of Finance (New Zealand)The Minister of Finance is a senior figure within the government of New Zealand. The position is often considered to be the most important Cabinet role after that of the Prime Minister....
— Richard SeddonRichard SeddonRichard John Seddon , sometimes known as King Dick, is to date the longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand. He is regarded by some, including historian Keith Sinclair, as one of New Zealand's greatest political leaders.... - Chief JusticeChief Justice of New ZealandThe Chief Justice of New Zealand is the head of the New Zealand judiciary, and presides over the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Before the establishment of the latter court in 2004 the Chief Justice was the presiding judge in the High Court of New Zealand and was also ex officio a member of the...
— HonThe HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
James PrendergastJames Prendergast (judge)Sir James Prendergast GCMG was the third Chief Justice of New Zealand. Prendergast was the first Chief Justice to be appointed on the advice of a responsible New Zealand government, but is chiefly noted for his far-reaching decision in Wi Parata v The Bishop of Wellington in which he described the...
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of AucklandMayor of AucklandThe Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland region in New Zealand...
— Abraham Boardman followed by Peter Dignan - Mayor of ChristchurchMayor of ChristchurchThe 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...
— Henry Joseph Beswick followed by Walter Cooper - Mayor of DunedinMayor of DunedinThe Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the municipal government of Dunedin, New Zealand, and presides over the Dunedin City Council. The Mayor is directly elected, using the Single Transferable Vote system in 2007....
— Hugh Gourley followed by Edward Bowes Cargill - Mayor of WellingtonMayor of WellingtonThe Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of Wellington, New Zealand, and presides over the Wellington City Council. The Mayor of Wellington administers only Wellington City itself — other municipalities in adjacent areas of the Wellington Region such as Lower Hutt, Upper...
— Francis Bell
Events
- 3 May: Margaret CruickshankMargaret CruickshankDr Margaret Barnett Cruickshank was the first registered female doctor in New Zealand.-Biography:Cruickshank attended the University of Otago Dunedin School of Medicine and was the second woman, following Emily Siedeberg, in New Zealand to complete medical school. During World War I she organised...
becomes New Zealand's first registered woman doctor. - 14 May: Pigeon postPigeon postPigeon post is the use of homing pigeons to carry messages. Pigeons were effective as messengers due to their natural homing abilities. The pigeons were transported to a destination in cages, where they would be attached with messages, then naturally the pigeon would fly back to its home where the...
is introduced between Auckland and Great Barrier IslandGreat Barrier IslandGreat Barrier Island is a large island of New Zealand, situated to the north-east of central Auckland in the outer Hauraki Gulf. With an area of it is the fourth-largest island of New Zealand's main chain of islands, with its highest point, Mount Hobson, rising...
.
Undated
- Completion of St Mary's Cathedral Church, Auckland (believed to be the world's largest wooden gothic church).
Appointments and awards
- Primate of New ZealandArchbishop of New ZealandThe Archbishop of New Zealand is the primate, or head, of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. However, since Whakahuihui Vercoe stepped down at the end of his two-year term as archbishop in 2006, the church has decided that three bishops shall share the position and style of...
— William Garden CowieWilliam Garden CowieWilliam Garden Cowie was bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand, from 1870 to 1902. Although he succeeded George Augustus Selwyn in having jurisdiction in this portion of New Zealand, he was the first bishop to be known specifically as Bishop of Auckland...
(Bishop of Auckland) - Bishop of Christchurch — Churchill JuliusChurchill JuliusChurchill Julius was an Anglican cleric in England, then in Australia and New Zealand, becoming the first Archbishop of New Zealand.-Biography:...
- Bishop of Dunedin — Samuel Tarratt NevillSamuel Tarratt NevillThe Most Reverend Samuel Tarratt Nevill, DD was the first Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Dunedin in Dunedin, New Zealand....
- Bishop of NelsonDiocese of NelsonThe Diocese of Nelson is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the top part of the South Island of New Zealand, which is mostly the area north of a line drawn from Greymouth to Kaikoura.The diocese was...
— Charles Oliver MulesCharles Oliver MulesThe Rt Rev Charles Oliver Mules, DD was the third Anglican Bishop of Nelson, whose Episcopate spanned a 20 year period during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.... - Bishop of WaiapuDiocese of WaiapuThe Diocese of Waiapu is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the area around the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, including Tauranga, Taupo, Gisborne, Hastings and Napier. It is named for the...
— William Leonard WilliamsWilliam Leonard WilliamsWilliam Leonard Williams was an Anglican Bishop of Waiapu. He was regarded as an eminent scholar of the Māori language.-Biography:... - Bishop of WellingtonDiocese of WellingtonThe Diocese of Wellington is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the area between the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand up to the area of Mount Ruapehu....
— Frederick Wallis
Athletics
National Champions, MenArthur Holder is the first athlete to win four titles at a single championships (he is also second in the 100 yards).
- 100 yards — Alfred J. Patrick (Wellington)
- 250 yards — Arthur H. Holder (Wanganui)
- 440 yards — Arthur H. Holder (Wanganui)
- 880 yards — James McKean (Auckland)
- 1 mile — James McKean (Auckland)
- 3 miles — E. Reynolds (Auckland)
- 120 yards hurdles — Arthur H. Holder (Wanganui)
- 440 yards hurdles — Arthur H. Holder (Wanganui)
- Long jump — Leonard CuffLeonard CuffLeonard Albert Cuff was a sportsman and sports administrator from New Zealand...
(Canterbury) - High jump — C. Laurie (Auckland)
- Pole vault — tie Jimmy Te Paa (Auckland) and Hori Eruera (Auckland)
- Shot put — Timothy B. O’Connor (Auckland)
- Hammer throw — J. Callender (Auckland)
Golf
The National amateur championships were held in Auckland- Men — D. Pryde (Hutt)
- Women — L. Wilford (Hutt)
Thoroughbred racing
- New Zealand CupNew Zealand CupThe New Zealand Cup is a thoroughbred horse race held at Riccarton Park racecourse in Christchurch, held on the final Saturday of New Zealand Cup week in November. The week also features the New Zealand 1000 and 2000 Guineas, with the New Zealand Trotting Cup on the Tuesday at Addington being the...
— Waiuku - New Zealand DerbyNew Zealand DerbyThe New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horserace for three-year-old, run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day of Auckland Cup Week. From 2009, it was run for a purse of $2.2...
— Multiform - Auckland CupAuckland CupThe Stella Artois Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club . It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. The race is graded as a Group One and was first contested in 1874...
— Antares - Wellington CupWellington CupThe Wellington Cup is a Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand held annually in late January at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham by the Wellington Racing Club....
— Strath Braan
Season leaders (1896/97)
- Top New Zealand stakes earner — Multiform
- Leading flat jockey — R. Derrett
Lawn Bowls
National Champions- Singles — W. McLaren (Kaitangata)
- Pairs — W. Cowie and W. Thomson (skip) (Dunedin)
- Fours — H. Nalder, W. Thomas, R. Struthers and H. Thomson (skip) (Christchurch)
Rowing
National Champions (Men)- Single sculls — C. Chapman (Wairewa)
- Double sculls — Wairewa, Little River
- Coxless pairs — Picton
- Coxed fours — Queen’s Dr, Port Chalmers
Rugby union
- 1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of AustraliaThe 1897 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the third tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia. Ten matches were played against regional and district sides.-Matches:-Touring party:*Manager: I. Hyams*Captain: A. Bayly...
Provincial club rugby champions include:
- see also :Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
Soccer
Provincial league champions:- Auckland: Auckland United
- Otago: Roslyn DunedinRoslyn-WakariRoslyn-Wakari A.F.C. is an amateur association football club in Dunedin, New Zealand. They compete in the ODT Footballsouth Premier League.-History:...
- Wellington: Wellington Swifts
Swimming
National Champions (Men)- 100 yards frestyle — T. Wauchop (Canterbury)
- 220 yards frestyle — W. Stratton (Canterbury)
Tennis
National Championships- Men's singles — J. Marshall
- Women's singles — Kathleen Nunneley
- Men's doubles — H. Parker and C. Gore
- Women's doubles — Kathleen Nunneley and T. Trimmell
Births
- 28 January: Howard KippenbergerHoward KippenbergerMajor-General Sir Howard Karl Kippenberger, KBE, CB, DSO, ED, , known as Kip, served as a New Zealand soldier in both World Wars.-Personal life:Howard Kippenberger married Ruth Isobel Flynn, of Lyttelton in 1922...
, soldier. - 23 March: Leslie AndrewLeslie AndrewBrigadier Leslie Wilton Andrew, VC, DSO was a soldier in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, during the First World War...
, soldier. - 10 August: Maurice BrownlieMaurice BrownlieMaurice Brownlie was a New Zealand Rugby Union player. Along with his brothers Cyril and Laurence he represented the country during the 1920s. Maurice Brownlie played 61 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 21 tries. These matches included eight tests. Maurice was a member of The Invincibles during...
, rugby union player. - 2 December: Rewi AlleyRewi AlleyRewi Alley, 路易•艾黎, Lùyì Àilí, QSO, , was a New Zealand-born writer, educator, social reformer, potter, and member of the Communist Party of China....
, writer, educator, friend of China.
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand historyTimeline of New Zealand historyThis is a timeline of the history of New Zealand and only includes events deemed to be of principal importance - for more detailed information click the year heading or refer to List of years in New Zealand.- Prehistory :...
- History of New ZealandHistory of New ZealandThe history of New Zealand dates back at least 700 years to when it was discovered and settled by Polynesians, who developed a distinct Māori culture centred on kinship links and land. The first European explorer to discover New Zealand was Abel Janszoon Tasman on 13 December 1642...
- Military history of New ZealandMilitary history of New ZealandThe military history of New Zealand is an aspect of the history of New Zealand that spans several hundred years. When first settled by Māori almost a millennium ago, there was much land and resources, but war began to break out as the country's carrying capacity was approached...
- Timeline of environmental history of New ZealandTimeline of environmental history of New ZealandThis is a timeline of environmental history of New Zealand. These events relate to the more notable events affecting the natural environment of New Zealand as a result of human activity.-Pre 1800s:...
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with AntarcticaTimeline of New Zealand's links with AntarcticaThis is a timeline of the history of New Zealand's involvement with Antarctica.-Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries:1773*17 January Captain James Cook and the crews of his expedition's ships, Resolution and Adventure, become the first explorers to cross the Antarctic Circle1770s – 1830s*Sealers and...
For world events and topics in 1897 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1897