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Contents |
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government and law
The 6th Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House - Sir William Fitzherbet
- Premier – Harry Atkinson is defeated as Premier on 13 October and is replaced by Sir George Grey
- Minister of Finance – When Harry Atkinson is defeated as Premier on 13 October he also loses the position of Treasurer (Minister of Finance). On 15 October William Larnach is chosen as his replacement.
- Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - William Hurst followed by Henry Brett
- Mayor of Christchurch - F. Hobbs followed by James Gapes
- Mayor of Dunedin - Charles Stephen Reeves followed by Richard Henry Leary
- Mayor of Wellington - William Hutchison
Events
Arts and literature
Music
Appointments and awards
Edward Craig Stuart is unanimously elected as Bishop of Waiapu during the Waiapu Synod of 24-28 September and consecrated at Napier on 9 December by Archbishop Harper.1
- Primate of New Zealand - Henry John Chitty Harper (Bishop of Christchurch)
- Bishop of Auckland - William Garden Cowie
- Bishop of Dunedin - Samuel Tarratt Nevill
- Bishop of Nelson - Andrew Burn Suter
- Bishop of Waiapu - Edward Craig Stuart
- Bishop of Wellington - Octavius Hadfield
Sport
Athletics
The Auckland Amateur Athletic Club is formed.2
Cricket
The Canterbury Cricket Association is formed. 3
Golf
Horse racing
- New Zealand Cup winner: Mata
- New Zealand Derby winner: Trump Card
- Auckland Cup winner: Lara
- Wellington Cup winner: Guy Fawkes
- see also Category:New Zealand horse races.
Rowing
Rugby Union
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Paynter (Nelson)
Tennis
Births
- ca. October: Te Rangi Hīroa (Peter Buck), Māori leader.
- (in England): Thomas Otto Bishop, politician.
- Arthur Stallworthy, politician.
Deaths
- 5 January: Sir Donald McLean, politician.
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 1877 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1877
References
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ^ New Zealand Electronic Text Centre - Through Ninety Years: Chapter XXXI
- ^ Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications ISBN 1-86956-044-2
- ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7