1906 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
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)
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - William Massey, (Independent).[2]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Arthur Myers
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Gray then John Hall
- Mayor of Dunedin - Joseph Braithwaite then George Lawrence
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
10 June: Prime Minister Richard Seddon died suddenly in office of a heart attack, ending a 13-year premiership.
July
August
6 August: Sir Joseph Ward was sworn in as Prime Minister, taking over from acting Prime Minister William Hall-Jones.
September
October
November
December
Arts and literature
See 1906 in art, 1906 in literature, Category:1906 books
Music
See: 1906 in music
Film
See: Category:1906 film awards, 1906 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1906 films
Sport
Boxing
National amateur champions
- Heavyweight - E. Pearson (Wellington)
- Middleweight - A. Nash (Christchurch)
- Lightweight - R. Mayze (Christchurch)
- Featherweight - J. Godfrey (Auckland)
- Bantamweight - B. Tracy (Wellington)
Chess
- The 19th National Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by R.J. Barnes of Wellington, his 5th title.[3]
Golf
The 8th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch [4]
- Men: S.H. Gollan (Napier) - 2nd title
- Women: Mrs Bidwell - 2nd title
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Belmont M.[5]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Typewriter [6]
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).
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[7]
- Auckland: North Shore AFC
- Canterbury: Christchurch Club
- Otago: Northern
- Southland: Nightcaps
- Taranaki: Eltham
- Wellington: Diamond Wellington
Tennis
- Anthony Wilding wins both the singles and doubles (with Rodney Heath) titles at the Australian Open.
Births
- 19 January: Robin Hyde, poet and novelist
- 27 February: Mal Matheson, cricketer
- 5 April: Ted Morgan, Olympic boxer
- John Hutton, artist
Deaths
- 10 June: Richard Seddon, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died in office)
- 6 August: George Waterhouse, 7th Premier of New Zealand (died in UK)
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
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Men's Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
Media related to 1906 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons