The following lists events that happened during 1868 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
The 4th Parliament continues. The first four MÃÂori MPs are elected in 1868.
Main centre leaders
Events
- 1âÂÂ6 February: The Great storm of 1868 sweeps across the country causing major damage and loss of life.
- 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.
- 13 August: A tsunami caused by the 1868 Arica earthquake in South America causes the only fatalities recorded from tsunamis in New Zealand, with about twenty people swept away in the Chatham Islands.
- 24 August: Wanganui Horticultural Society established.
- Nelson Football Club founded.
- 2 November: New Zealand Mean Time adopted throughout the colony; New Zealand may be the first country to have adopted a standard time throughout the country.
- Coromandel Gold Rush (1867âÂÂ68)
Sport
Cricket
The Basin Reserve is first used for cricket.
Horse racing
Major race winners
- New Zealand Cup: Flying Jib
- New Zealand Derby: Flying Jib
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Taylor (Otago)
Births
Full date unknown
- Asajiro Noda, seaman, cashier, gum-digger and farmer (d. 1942)
Deaths
See also
References
General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.
Specific
External links