1858 in New Zealand

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

Regal and viceregal

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

Government and law
The 2nd Parliament continues.


 * Speaker of the House — Sir Charles Clifford
 * Premier — Edward Stafford.
 * Minister of Finance — William Richmond
 * Chief Justice — Hon George Arney who had been appointed on 2 September 1857 arrives early in the year.

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

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.