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Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor - The term of The Earl of Onslow ends on 25 February. David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow become Governor from 6 June.

Government and law

The 11th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.

• Speaker of the House - William Steward
• Prime Minister – John Balance
• Minister of Finance – John Balance
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition - William Rolleston (Independent).

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - William Crowther
• Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Matthew Gray followed by W. Prudhoe
• Mayor of Dunedin - Charles Robert Chapman followed by Charles Haynes
• Mayor of Hamilton - Isaac Coates followed by John Parr
• Mayor of Wellington - Francis Bell

Events

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

• Primate of New Zealand - Octavius Hadfield (Bishop of Wellington)
• Bishop of Auckland - William Garden Cowie
• Bishop of Christchurch - Churchill Julius
• Bishop of Dunedin - Samuel Tarratt Nevill
• Bishop of Nelson - Charles Oliver Mules
• Bishop of Waiapu - Edward Craig Stuart

Sport

Athletics

• 6 February John H. 'Jack' Hempton equals the World Record for the 100-yard dash with a time of 9.8 seconds at Lancaster Park in Christchurch.
• A 5-man team competes in England and France.

National champions (Men):

• 100 yards – Jack Hempton (Hawkes Bay)
• 250 yards – Jack Hempton (Hawkes Bay)
• 440 yards – Peter Wood (Canterbury)
• 880 yards – J. Grierson (Canterbury)
• 1 mile – William Burk (Otago)
• 3 miles – Derisley Wood (Canterbury)
• 120 yards hurdles – W. Moir (Canterbury)
• 440 yards hurdles – Harold Batger (Wellington)
• Long jump – T. Upfill (Auckland)
• High jump – F. Meyrick (Canterbury)
• Pole vault – W. West (Canterbury)
• Shot put – Timothy O’Connor (Auckland)

Cricket

Golf

Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner - St Hippo
• New Zealand Derby winner - Stepniak
• Auckland Cup winner - St Hippo
• Wellington Cup winner - Cynisca
• Leading flat jockey - T. Redmond

see also New Zealand horse races.

Polo

• Savile Cup winners - Christchurch

Rowing

There are now 34 rowing clubs in New Zealand.

National champions (Men)

• Single sculls - M. Keefe (Auckland)
• Double sculls - Wellington
• Coxless pairs - Star
• Coxed fours - Canterbury

Rugby Union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt - Sergeant Doughty (A Battery)

Swimming

National champions (Men)

• 100 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
• 220 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
• 440 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
• 880 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)

Tennis

National championships

• Men's singles - R. Harman
• Women's singles - D. Douslin
• Men's doubles - M. Fenwicke and F. Logan
• Women's doubles - E. Harman and J. Rees

Births

• 11 June: William Duncan, rugby union player.

Undated

• Cedric Stanton Hicks, nutrition expert.
• Henry Ashton "Harry" Highet, engineer, designer of the P class yacht.

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 1892 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1892

References

General

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