1906 in New Zealand
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 1906 in New Zealand |
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Contents |
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
- Speaker of the House - Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
- Prime Minister - Richard Seddon (until 10 June) then William Hall-Jones (until 6 August), then Joseph Ward (all Liberal)
- Minister of Finance - Richard Seddon (until 10 June) then William Hall-Jones (until 6 August), then Joseph Ward
- Attorney-General - Albert Pitt (until 18 Nov) then John Findlay (both Liberal)
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - William Massey, (Independent).[2]
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Arthur Myers
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Matthew Gray then John Hall
- Mayor of Dunedin - Joseph Braithwaite then George Lawrence
[edit] Events
[edit] January
- 2 January: description
[edit] February
[edit] March
[edit] April
[edit] June
[edit] July
[edit] August
[edit] September
[edit] October
[edit] November
[edit] December
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1906 in art, 1906 in literature, Category:1906 books
[edit] Music
See: 1906 in music
[edit] Film
See: Category:1906 film awards, 1906 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1906 films
[edit] Appointments and awards
See:
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, see appointments to Diocese
[edit] Sport
[edit] Boxing
National amateur champions
- Heavyweight - E. Pearson (Wellington)
- Middleweight - A. Nash (Christchurch)
- Lightweight - R. Mayze (Christchurch)
- Featherweight - J. Godfrey (Auckland)
- Bantamweight - B. Tracy (Wellington)
[edit] Chess
- The 19th National Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by R.J. Barnes of Wellington, his 5th title.[3]
[edit] Golf
The 8th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch [4]
- Men: S.H. Gollan (Napier) - 2nd title
- Women: Mrs Bidwell - 2nd title
[edit] Horse racing
[edit] Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Belmont M.[5]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Typewriter [6]
[edit] Thoroughbred racing
[edit] Rugby
- Ranfurly Shield - Auckland successfully defend the shield all season, with wins against Canterbury (29-6), Taranaki (18-5), Southland (48 - 12) and Wellington (11-5).
[edit] Soccer
Provincial league champions:[7]
- Auckland: North Shore AFC
- Canterbury: Christchurch Club
- Otago: Northern
- Southland: Nightcaps
- Taranaki: Eltham
- Wellington: Diamond Wellington
[edit] Tennis
- Anthony Wilding wins both the singles and doubles (with Rodney Heath) titles at the Australian Open.
[edit] Births
- 16 January: Robin Hyde, poet and novelist
- 27 February: Mal Matheson, cricketer
- 5 April: Ted Morgan, Olympic boxer
- John Hutton, artist
[edit] Deaths
- 10 June: Richard Seddon, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died in office)
- 6 August: George Marsden Waterhouse, 7th Premier of New Zealand (died in UK)
[edit] 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
For world events and topics in 1906 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1906
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Mens' Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html.
[edit] External links
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