1. Incumbents
    Regal and viceregal  Government and law  Main centre leaders 

2. Events

3. Sport
    Cricket  Horse racing  Major race winners  Lawn bowls  Rugby union  Shooting 

4. Births

5. Deaths

6. See also

7. References

8. External links

The following lists events that happened during 1876 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State — Queen Victoria
• Governor — The Marquess of Normanby

Government and law

The 1875 general election, which started on 29 December, concludes on 4 January. The 6th New Zealand Parliament commences.

• Speaker of the House — Sir William Fitzherbet replaces Sir Francis Dillon Bell who did not stand for election at the end of 1875
• Premier — Daniel Pollen resigns on 15 February. Julius Vogel takes over until retiring on 1 September and is in turn replaced by Harry Atkinson.
• Minister of Finance — Julius Vogel takes over as Treasurer (Minister of Finance) from Harry Atkinson when he becomes Premier on 15 February. When Vogel retires on 1 September Atkinson resumes the position.
• Chief Justice — Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland City — Benjamin Tonks followed by William Hurst
• Mayor of Christchurch — Fred Hobbs
• Mayor of Dunedin — Keith Ramsay followed by Henry John Walter
• Mayor of Wellington — William Hutchison

Events

• 18 February: The first trans-Tasman submarine communications cable is completed, allowing telegraph communications with the rest of the world.^[2]
• 4 April: Speight's is first brewed in Dunedin.
• 30 December: The Daily Southern Cross publishes its last issue, and merges with The New Zealand Herald. The Auckland-based newspaper began publishing as The Southern Cross in 1843.^[3]

Sport

Cricket

The Otago Cricket Association is formed.^[4]

Horse racing

Major race winners

• New Zealand Cup — Guy Fawkes
• New Zealand Derby — Songster
• Auckland Cup — Ariel
• Wellington Cup — Korari

Lawn bowls

The first interclub competition in the country is held between the Dunedin and Fernhill clubs.^[4]

Rugby union

• Rugby clubs were founded in Marton, Bulls, and Sanson, Oamaru, Hawera, Patea, Invercargill, Otautau, Riverton, Greytown, Masterton, Rangiora, Waimate, Kaiapoi and Te Awamutu.^[5]
• A combined side from Canterbury toured Nelson, Wellington (at Lower Hutt), and Auckland (at Ellerslie)^[5]

Shooting

Ballinger Belt — Private J. Willocks (Clutha)^[6]

Births

• 21 January: Tom Cross, rugby union and rugby league player.
• 24 February: Ernie Booth, rugby union player.^[7]
• 23 March: Caroline Sarah Low, social reformer and peace campaigner.^[8]
• 6 April: Harold Williams, linguist.^[9]
• 11 April Michael Reardon, political activist
• 7 June: Albert Samuel, politician

Deaths

• 26 August: Henry Balneavis, soldier
• 22 November: Charles Flinders Hursthouse, author and settler.

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

• John Inglis (civil servant)
• John Inglis Company
• John Inglis (moderator)
• John Inglis (Royal Navy officer)
• John Inglis (trade unionist)
• John Ingram (engraver)
• John Ingram Lockhart (writer)
• John Ingram McMorran
• John Ini Lapli
• John in Irish
• John Innes Horticultural Institute
• John Insley Blair Larned
• John I of Congo
• John I of Hainaut
• John I of Limburg
• John I of Palatinate-Simmern
• John I of Sagan
• John I of Trier
• John Iorweth Hughes
• John Ioubes
• John Ireland (cricketer)
• John Ireland Howe
• John Ireland (musician)
• John Ireland (pirate)
• John Ireland (pop artist)