1904 in New Zealand
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government
The 15th New Zealand Parliament continued. In government was the Liberal Party.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
- 13 January: Portobello Marine Laboratory opens, initially as a fish hatchery
- 15 November: The Waikato Independent begins publishing in Cambridge. The newspaper became the Cambridge Independent in 1966. It closed in 1995.[3]
Arts and literature
See 1904 in art, 1904 in literature, Category:1904 books
Music
See: 1904 in music
Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
Sport
- A New South Wales representative team tours, playing a New Zealand team in Dunedin and Wellington. These are the first recognised matches by a New Zealand national football team.[4]
- 23 July, Dunedin: NZ loses 0-1
- 30 July, Wellington: Draw 3-3
Boxing
National amateur champions
- Heavyweight - J. Griffin (Greymouth)
- Middleweight - J. Griffin (Greymouth)
- Lightweight - T. Rickards (Christchurch)
- Featherweight - J. Watson (Christchurch)
- Bantamweight - J. Gosling (Wellington)
Chess
- The 17th National Chess championship was held in Wellingon. The champion was W.E. Mason of Wellington.[5]
Golf
The 12th National Amateur Championships were held in Otago [6]
- Men: A.H. Fisher (Otago)
- Women: Miss E. Lewis
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Rugby union
- Wellington defeat Auckland 6-3, becoming the first challenger to win the Ranfurly Shield.
- Wellington defend the Ranfurly shield against Canterbury (6-3) and Otago (15-13).
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[9]
Births
Category:1904 births
Deaths
Category:1904 deaths
See also
For world events and topics in 1904 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1904
References
External links
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