1905 in New Zealand
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government
The Liberal Party are re-elected and formed the 16th New Zealand Parliament.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Municipal elections are held on 27 April:[3]
Events
- The Marlborough Herald begins publication. The Herald continues until 1911. The Marlborough Express stops publishing The Marlborough Times, which started in 1874.[4]
Arts and literature
See 1905 in art, 1905 in literature, Category:1905 books
Music
See: 1905 in music
Film
See: Category:1905 film awards , 1905 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1905 films
Appointments and awards
See:
Sport
- The first overseas tour by a New Zealand representative team takes place, to Australia.[5]
- 10 June vs Wellington in Wellington (pre-tour warm-up)
- 17 June, Sydney: Lost 2-3 vs Metropolitan Association
- 21 June, Sydney: Won 8-3 vs Wednesday Association
- 24 June, Sydney: Won 6-4 vs New South Wales
- 28 June, Sydney: Lost 2-3 vs Navy
- 1 July, Sydney: Lost 0-2 vs New South Wales
- 5 July, Newcastle: Won 5-4 vs Northern Districts
- 8 July, Newcastle: Won 1-0 vs Northern Districts
- 12 July, Sydney: Won 6-2 vs Granville
- 15 July, Wollongong: Drew 3-3 vs South Coast
- 19 July, Sydney: Won 5-0 vs Metropolitan Association
- 22 July, Sydney: Drew 1-1 vs New South Wales
This is the last NZ representative team until 1922.
Boxing
National amateur champions
- Heavyweight - W. Robertson (Ashburton)
- Middleweight - A. Leckie (Dunedin)
- Lightweight - G. Williams (Palmerston North)
- Featherweight - J. Morris (Dunedin)
- Bantamweight - E. Baird (Christchurch)
Chess
The 18th National Chess championship is held in Oamaru. The champion is A.W.O. Davies [6]
Golf
- The 13th National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland [7]
- Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) - 4th title
- Women: Miss A. Stephenson
- Women's golf, previously organised by the Men's association, comes under the auspices of the British Ladies Golf Union.[8]
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Rugby
- Ranfurly Shield - Wellington successfully defend the shield against Wairarapa (3-3) and Hawkes Bay (11-3) before losing to Auckland (6-10).
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[11]
- Auckland: Auckland Corinthians
- Canterbury: Christchurch Celtic
- Otago: Kaitangata FC
- Southland: Nightcaps
- Taranaki: Waitara
- Wellington: Diamond Wellington
Births
Category:1905 births
Deaths
Category:1905 deaths
See also
For world events and topics in 1905 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1905
References
External links
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