1856 in New Zealand

Decades:	1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s; 1870s;
See also:	History of New Zealand; List of years in New Zealand; Timeline of New Zealand history;

The following lists events that happened during 1856 in New Zealand.

After several previous attempts, New Zealand finally achieves "Responsible Government", with a majority of the members of the House of Representatives supporting the Government.^[1]

^ New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline

[1] New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline

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