← 1881 1880 1879 1882 in New Zealand → 1883 1884 1885
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1882 in New Zealand .

One of New Zealand's major industries ? export meat ? is initiated when the shipping of frozen meat to Britain proves successful.

Incumbents [ edit ]

Regal and viceregal [ edit ]

• Head of State ? Queen Victoria
• Governor ? The term of The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon ends on 24 June. His replacement does not take up his appointment until the following year. (see 1883 )

Government and law [ edit ]

The 8th New Zealand Parliament continues.

• Speaker of the House ? Maurice O'Rorke .
• Premier ? John Hall resigns on 21 April. He is replaced by Frederick Whitaker who becomes Premier for the second time.
• Minister of Finance ? Harry Atkinson
• Chief Justice ? Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders [ edit ]

• Mayor of Auckland ? James Clark
• Mayor of Christchurch ? James Gapes followed by George Ruddenklau
• Mayor of Dunedin ? James Gore followed by James Bryce Thomson
• Mayor of Wellington ? George Fisher

Events [ edit ]

• 15 February: The Dunedin departs from Port Chalmers carrying the first shipment of frozen meat bound for Britain. ^[1]
• 26 April – A telephone exchange is opened in Dunedin (the third in New Zealand).

Sport [ edit ]

Cricket [ edit ]

• 1882?83 New Zealand cricket season

Horse racing [ edit ]

• New Zealand Cup winner: Welcome Jack
• New Zealand Derby winner: Cheviot
• Auckland Cup winner: Welcome Jack
• Wellington Cup winner: Hilda

see also Category:Horse races in New Zealand .

Rugby union [ edit ]

The first overseas rugby team visits New Zealand. The Southern Rugby Union from New South Wales wins four of its seven matches. ^[2] (see also 1884 )

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting [ edit ]

Ballinger Belt: Corporal Hutchison (Dunedin)

Births [ edit ]

• 2 January: Jessie Isabel Hetherington , headmistress, lecturer and school inspector (died 1971) ^[3]
• 27 February: A. N. Field , white supremacist (died 1963)
• 1 June: Jim Thorn , labour leader and politician (died 1956)
• 24 June: Jim Barclay , politician (died 1972)
• 8 August: Alfred Shout , Victoria Cross recipient (died 1915)
• 16 September (in Australia): Freda du Faur , mountaineer. (died 1935)

Unknown date [ edit ]

• Bernard Martin , politician (died 1956)

Deaths [ edit ]

• 1 April: James Kelham , politician.
• 2 October: Francis Gledhill , politician (born 1803).
• (in England, unknown date) James O'Neill , politician (born 1819).

See also [ edit ]

• 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 [ edit ]

General

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN   1-86958-879-7

Specific

External links [ edit ]

Media related to 1882 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons