1908 in New Zealand
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See also: 1907 in New Zealand, other events of 1908, 1909 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
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[edit] Summary
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See: 1908 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
The TBDth New Zealand Parliament continued.
[edit] Opposition Leader
Leader of the Opposition - William Massey (independent)
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - TBD
- Mayor of Hamilton - James Shiner Bond
- Mayor of Wellington - TBD
- Mayor of Christchurch - TBD
- Mayor of Dunedin - TBD
[edit] Events
See 1908 , 1908 in politics , 1908 in science , Category:1908 in Australia , 1908 in Australia , 1908 in music , 1908 timelines , History of New Zealand , Category:History of New Zealand , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history
[edit] January
- 2 January: description
[edit] February
[edit] March
[edit] April
[edit] June
[edit] July
[edit] August
[edit] September
[edit] October
[edit] November
- 6 November: The North Island Main Trunk Railway linking Wellington and Auckland is completed, with the last spike driven in by Prime Minister Joseph Ward.
[edit] December
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1908 in art, 1908 in literature, Category:1908 books
[edit] Music
See: 1908 in music
[edit] Film
See: Category:1908 film awards , 1908 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1908 films
[edit] Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
[edit] Sport
[edit] Olympic Games
[edit] Horse racing
- Auckland Cup - All Red
- AJC Derby -
- CJC New Zealand Cup -
- New Zealand Trotting Cup - Durbar
- Wellington Cup -
[edit] Rugby league
- New Zealand national rugby league team tour of Great Britain:
- lost to Wales, 9 - 8
- 1st test: lost to Great Britain 8 - 5 at Cheltenham
- 2nd test: beat Great Britain 18 - 6 at Chelsea
- 3rd test: beat Great Britain 14 - 6 at leeds
[edit] Rugby Union
- Auckland defended the Ranfurly Shield against Marlborough (32-0), Wellington (24-3), Taranaki (9-0) and Otago (11-5)
[edit] Tennis
- Anthony Wilding of New Zealand paired with Australian Norman Brookes as the Australasian team to win the Davis Cup, beating the United States 3-2. The final was held in Melbourne.
- Anthony Wilding partnered with Norman Brookes won the men's doubles at the Wimbledon Championship
[edit] Births
- 12 March: Rita Angus, painter
- 2 June: Lindsay Weir, cricketer
- 18 August: Bill Merritt, cricketer
- 21 September: Charles Upham, double Victoria Cross winner
- 25 September: Herbert Dudley Purves, medical researcher
- Fred Baker, soldier
[edit] Deaths
- 20 May: Albert Henry Baskerville, rugby league pioneer