1902 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1902 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The Liberal Party was re-elected and formed the 15th New Zealand Parliament.
- Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke
- Prime Minister – Richard Seddon
- Minister of Finance – Richard Seddon
- Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
The number of members of the House of Representatives is increased from 74 to 80.[2]
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – no recognised leader in 1902.[3]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – Alfred Kidd
- Mayor of Wellington – John Aitken
- Mayor of Christchurch – Arthur Rhodes then Henry Wigram
- Mayor of Dunedin – George Denniston then James Park
Events
January
February
March
April
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Arts and literature
See 1902 in art, 1902 in literature, Category:1902 books
Music
See: 1902 in music
Sport
Boxing
The New Zealand Boxing Association is formed to control and promote amateur boxing. The first national championships are held, in four weight divisions, in Christchurch.[4]
National amateur champions
- Heavyweight – J. Fitzsimmons (Timaru)
- Middleweight – F. Nash (Christchurch)
- Lightweight – P. Oliver (Christchurch)
- Featherweight – A. Jones (Christchurch)
Chess
National Champion: R.J. Barnes of Wellington.[5]
Golf
The 10th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch[6]
- Men: S.H. Gollan (Napier)
- Women: Mrs ? Bidwell
Horse racing
Harness racing
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Van Dieman [7]
Rugby
- The NZRFU decides upon a challenge format for the Ranfurly Cup competition. When the trophy arrives from Britain it turns out to in fact be a shield.
- 13 September – The Ranfurly Shield is first awarded to Auckland in recognition of their unbeaten record for the season.
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[8]
- Auckland: North Shore
- Otago: Roslyn Dunedin
- Wellington: Wellington St. John's
Births
- 8 May: Curly Page, cricketer.
- 13 June: Gordon Minhinnick, cartoonist.
- 16 June: Clarence Beeby, educationalist.
- 3 July: Jack Newman, cricketer.
- 23 July: Arthur Lindo Patterson, physicist.
- 8 September: Bryan Todd, businessman.
- Fred Hackett, politician.
- (in Paris): Louise Henderson, painter.
- Trevor Henry, supreme court judge.
Deaths
- 30 January: Alfred Renall, politician and mayor.
- 27 February: James Gordon Stuart Grant, a local eccentric in Dunedin.
- 26 June: William Garden Cowie, Bishop of Auckland and Anglican Primate of New Zealand
- 15 July: John McLean, politician and farmer.
- 18 October: Theodore Haultain, politician.
- 3 December: Robert Lawson, architect
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
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ New Zealand Parliament – Parliament timeline
- ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
Media related to 1902 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons