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Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Victoria
- Governor – Sir George Grey is recalled by the British government and is replaced on 5 February by Sir George Ferguson Bowen.
Government and law
The 4th Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House – Sir David Monro
- Premier – Edward Stafford
- Minister of Finance – William Fitzherbert
- Chief Justice – Hon Sir George Arney
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Christchurch - William Wilson
- Mayor of Dunedin - John Hyde Harris followed byThomas Birch
Events
- 1 June: The New Zealand Advertiser, which had been absorbed into the New Zealand Times in 1867, is revived. It ceases publication for good in December.[1]
- Nelson Football Club founded.[2]
Arts and literature
Music
Appointments and awards
At New Zealand's 4th General Synod in Auckland Henry Lascelles Jenner is asked to stand down as Bishop of Dunedin.[3]
- Primate of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn (Bishop of Auckland) followed by Henry John Chitty Harper
- Bishop of Auckland - George Augustus Selwyn resigns and leaves for England at the end of October.[3] No successor is appointed until the following year.
- Bishop of Christchurch - Henry John Chitty Harper
- Bishop of Dunedin - Henry Lascelles Jenner[4]
- Bishop of Nelson - Andrew Burn Suter
- Bishop of Waiapu - William Williams
- Bishop of Wellington - Charles John Abraham
Sport
Athletics
Cricket
The Basin Reserve is first used for cricket.[5]
Golf
Horse racing
Major race winners
- New Zealand Cup: Flying Jib
- New Zealand Derby: Flying Jib
Rowing
Rugby Union
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Taylor (Otago)
Births
Deaths
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1868 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1868
References
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840-2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 13. http://web.archive.org/web/20071125112530/www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9E78F21A-EF20-4C82-934B-1587FC7489CC/0/StatPubschapter2.pdf.
- ^ "RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL". from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966.. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/RugbyUnionFootball/History/en.
- ^ a b Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: George Augustus Selwyn
- ^ Although consecrated Jenner was never enthroned and is not considered to be the first Bishop of Dunedin.
- ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
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