| 1865 Dunedin | |
|---|---|
 New Zealand Exhibition Building, Dunedin, 1865 | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
| Name | New Zealand Exhibition |
| Visitors | 31250 |
| Organized by | John Hyde Harris, James Hector, Alfred Eccles and Thomas Forrester |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 12 |
| Location | |
| Country | Colony of New Zealand |
| City | Dunedin |
| Coordinates | 45°52′9.84″S 170°30′30.96″E / 45.8694000°S 170.5086000°E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 12 January 1865 |
| Closure | 6 May 1865 |
The New Zealand Exhibition, which took place in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1865, was a world's fair[1] visited by approximately 31250 people.[2] It was the first world's fair held in New Zealand.[1] It opened on 12 January and ran until 6 May 1865.[3] Later world's fairs opened in Dunedin in 1889 and 1925.
- ^ a b McCarthy, Conal (2008). "Dunedin 1865". In Pelle, Findling (ed.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 34. ISBN 9780786434169.
- ^ Phillips, Jock. "Exhibitions and world's fairs – New Zealand exhibitions, 1865 to 1900'". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Attendance at major New Zealand exhibitions, 1865–1940 – Exhibitions and world's fairs – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Retrieved 30 August 2017.