until the first centralised Championships at Trentham in 1902. The winner receives the Championship Belt (and Pouch). In 1907 the belt is won outright by A. Ballinger and it is renamed the Ballinger Belt. This name has been applied retroactively to the Championship since its inception. Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Brighton (Auckland) Births 21 February (in Italy): – G. P. Nerli, painter 12 June: James Gardiner, Australian politician. Unknown date William Stewart, politician. Deaths 8 February: William Cutfield King, member of the New Zealand House of Representatives 26 March: Andrew Sinclair, British surgeon notable for his botanical collections 13 June: Te Herekiekie, tribal leader 18 July (in London): Joseph Greenwood, soldier and member of the New Zealand House of Representatives 16 September: Jeanie Collier, runholder 17 November (in London): John Robert Godley, founder of Canterbury 22 November (in Grafton, New South Wales): William Edward Vincent, printer and publisher Unknown date Te Huruhuru, tribal leader See also 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 General Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. Specific 1860s in New Zealand Years of the 19th century in New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand