1858 in New Zealand

List of events

  • 1857
  • 1856
  • 1855
1858
in
New Zealand

  • 1859
  • 1860
  • 1861
Decades:
  • 1830s
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1858 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State — Queen Victoria
  • Governor — Colonel Thomas Gore Browne

Government and law

The 2nd Parliament continues.

Events

Provincial Council Chambers are constructed in Wellington. These will eventually become the seat of Parliament.[1]

Births

  • 1 April: Frederic Truby King, health reformer, founder of Plunket Society.
  • 10 June: William Millton, rugby union player
  • 16 July (in England): John Luke, Mayor of Wellington and politician.
  • 17 October: John Jenkinson, politician.
  • 1 November (in Australia): John Rigg, politician.

Deaths

  • 8 January: Daniel Wakefield, coloniser and judge.

See also

References

  1. ^ New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline

External links

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