← 1891 1890 1889 1892 in New Zealand → 1893 1894 1895
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
See also:	History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1892 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• 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 Ballance
• Minister of Finance —John Ballance
• Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition – William Rolleston (Independent).^[1]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – William Crowther
• Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Gray followed by William Prudhoe
• Mayor of Dunedin – Charles Robert Chapman followed by Charles Haynes
• Mayor of Wellington – Francis Bell

Events

Arts and literature

Music

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.^[2][3]
• A 5-man team competes in England and France.^[2]

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)

Billiards

The first firm in the country to manufacture tables begins in Wellington. The sport has been played in the country for the previous decade.^[3]

Chess

National Champion: F.V. Siedeberg of Dunedin.^[4]

Horse racing

Harness racing

• Auckland Trotting Cup (over 3 miles) is won by Little Ben^[5]

Thoroughbred racing

• New Zealand Cup – St Hippo
• New Zealand Derby – Stepniak
• Auckland Cup – St Hippo
• Wellington Cup – Cynisca

Season leaders (1891/92)

• Leading flat jockey – T. Redmond

Lawn bowls

National Champions:^[6]

• Singles – W. Carswell (Taieri)
• Fours – N. Fleming, J. Familton, B. Mollison and J. Martin (skip) (Oamaru)

Polo

• Savile Cup winners – Christchurch

Rowing

There are now 34 rowing clubs in New Zealand.^[3]

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 Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

• Ballinger Belt – Sergeant Doughty (A Battery)

Soccer

Provincial Champions:^[7]

• Auckland: Alliance Auckland
• Wellington: Queen's Park Wellington

Swimming

National champions (Men)

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

Tennis

National championships

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

Births

• 27 January: Henry Ashton "Harry" Highet, engineer, designer of the P class yacht.
• 2 June: Cedric Stanton Hicks, nutrition expert.
• 11 June: William Duncan, rugby union player.
• 13 July: Bertie Victor Cooksley, politician.
• 15 August: Abraham Wachner, 35th Mayor of Invercargill.

Deaths

• 12 March - Paora Tuhaere, Māori leader (born c1825).
• 24 May – Douglas Hastings Macarthur, politician (born 1839).
• 30 May - Jessie Sarah Wright, artist (born 1863).^[8]
• 28 June - Harry Atkinson, politician and premier (born 1831).
• 12 November - Joseph Ward, Marlborough politician (born 1817).
• 10 December - Arthur Atkinson, politician (born 1833).