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Incumbents[]
Regal and viceregal[]
- Head of State — Queen Victoria
- Governor — Sir George Grey
Government and law[]
The 3rd Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House — David Monro
- Premier — Frederick Whitaker replaces Alfred Domett on 30 October after Domett loses a vote of no-confidence.
- Minister of Finance — Reader Wood
- Chief Justice — Hon Sir George Arney
Births[]
- 27 April (in India): Henry Braddon, rugby union player.
- 3 November: Thomas William "Torpedo Billy" Murphy, boxing world title holder.[1]
See also: Category:Born in 1863
Note that that category and this table include people for whom the year was approximate - which could be 10 or more years out!
| Birth place | Father | Mother | Joined with | Death date | Death place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Hannah Croudis (1863-1935) | New Zealand | Andrew Croudis (1819-1888) | Agnes Walker (c1831-1915) | William Liley (-) | 1935 | New Zealand |
| Henry Owen Drummond (1863-1954) | Riwaka, Tasman District, Tasman Region, New Zealand (Riwaka Hotel) | Alexander (Old Sandy) Drummond (1839-1930) | Marjory (May) MacGregor (1806-1886) | Eleanor *Annie* Staines (1868-1951) | 26 June 1954 | Riwaka, Tasman District, Tasman Region, New Zealand |
| Ihimaera Te Teira Te Hanene (1863-1912) | Nuhaka, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | Te Teira Ringarore Te Hanene (c1836-c1912) | Turuhira Tamaku (1842-1916) | Hine Te Ariki Pera (-)+Taniwha Parewai | 1912 | Nuhaka, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
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Baptisms[]
Marriages[]
Deaths[]
See also: Category:Died in 1863
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Burials[]
Other events[]
- 1 January: The Colonist ceases publishing and is absorbed into the Daily Telegraph. It had begun as the Otago Colonist in 1856.[2]
- 7 February: HMS Orpheus is wrecked at the entrance to Manukau Harbour with the loss of 189 lives.[3]
- 1 May: The Evening Star, a Dunedin newspaper, publishes its first issue. The paper continued until 1979.[4]
- July: The beginning of the Invasion of Waikato under Duncan Alexander Cameron.
- July: Heavy snowfalls followed by warm rains cause sudden and extensive flooding in Central Otago, destroying numerous gold mining camps. It is estimated that at least 100 miners died in the floods and the preceding snowstorm.[5]
- November: Shortly after his government loses a vote of no-confidence, former Premier Alfred Domett moves a resolution in Parliament that the Capital of New Zealand be moved closer to Cook Strait. This leads to the movement of the Capital to Wellington in 1865.
- 13 November: The New Zealand Herald publishes its first issue. The Auckland-based newspaper continues to publish today.[6]
- Undated
- The Government-sponsored Māori language magazine Te Manuhiri Tuarangi and Maori Intelligencer ceases publication. It started in 1861, but predecessors were published from 1842.[7]
- The Government starts printing a Māori language newspaper, Te Pihoihoi Mokemoke, to combat the views expressed by the Māori King Movement's newspaper Te Hokioi o Nui-Tireni e Rere atu ra. After the fifth issue was published, the press was seized by Ngāti Maniapoto in one of several incidents which led to the Invasion of Waikato.[8] Later in the year Te Hokioi o Nui-Tireni e Rere atu ra, which started in 1861, also ceased publication.[9]
- A Town Board is established in Wellington with three Wards (Thorndon, Lambton and Te Aro) but no Mayor.
Arts and literature[]
Music[]
- One of the earliest recorded visits by an opera singer to New Zealand is made by Australian Marie Carandini.[10]
Appointments and awards[]
- Primate of New Zealand — George Selwyn (Bishop of New Zealand)
- Bishop of Christchurch — Henry Harper
- Bishop of Nelson — Edmund Hobhouse
- Bishop of Waiapu — William Williams
- Bishop of Wellington — Charles Abraham
Sport[]
Horse racing[]
Major race winner[]
- New Zealand Derby winner: Azucena
Shooting[]
Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Owen (Wanganui)
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
- ^ Torpedo Billy Murphy - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
- ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources — 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from the original on 25 November 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071125112530/http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9E78F21A-EF20-4C82-934B-1587FC7489CC/0/StatPubschapter2.pdf.
- ^ New Zealand History online
- ^ "Allied Press History". Allied Press. http://www.alliedpress.co.nz/history.php. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ Otago Witness, 18 July 1863, Reprinted in An Eyewitness History of New Zealand (1985) ed. Robin Bromby. ISBN 0-85902-306-0
- ^ "New Zealand Herald". The New Zealand Herald. 9 January 2007. Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080531002921/http://info.nzherald.co.nz/advertising/print/ad-herald-about.cfm. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
- ^ "Early Auckland area newspapers". Auckland City Libraries. http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/findyoursubject/newszone/earlyaucklandareanewspapers.htm. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
- ^ "History of Te Awamutu". Te Awamutu Museum. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080510043617/http://www.tamuseum.org.nz/uploads/23778/teawamutu.htm. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ "Printing — General Survey". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966). http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/P/Printing/GeneralSurvey/en. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 - Music:General History
External links[]
Media related to 1863 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons- Lists of persons claiming to have their names inserted in one of the electoral rolls for Wellington/Wairarapa in 1863-64
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