1895 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State — Queen Victoria
- Governor — David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow
Government and law
The 12th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.
- Speaker of the House — Sir Maurice O'Rorke
- Prime Minister — Richard Seddon
- Minister of Finance — Joseph Ward
- Chief Justice — Hon Sir James Prendergast
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition — William Russell.[1]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland — James Holland
- Mayor of Christchurch — Thomas Gapes followed by Walter Cooper
- Mayor of Dunedin — Henry Fish followed by Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales
- Mayor of Wellington — Charles Luke
Events
- July: The Waikato Advocate is published in Cambridge.[2] It merged with the Waikato Times in 1896.
- 12 August: Minnie Dean hanged for murder (the only woman to be executed in New Zealand).
- Undated
- New Zealander Alexander von Tunzelmann becomes the first person to set foot on Antarctica, at Cape Adare
Sport
Athletics
- 100 yards — Alfred J. Patrick (Wellington)
- 250 yards — L. Broad (Canterbury)
- 440 yards — W. Low (Otago)
- 880 yards — W. Low (Otago)
- 1 mile — A. Davies (Auckland)
- 3 miles — A. Bell (Manawatu)
- 120 yards hurdles — W. Martin (Auckland)
- 440 yards hurdles — F. Harley (Wellington)
- Long jump — J. Ryan (Hawkes Bay)
- High jump — H. Bailey (Wanganui)
- Pole vault — H. Kingsley (Wanganui)
- Shot put — Charles M. Louisson (Canterbury)
- Hammer throw — Charles M. Louisson (Canterbury)
Chess
National Champion: W. Mackay of Wellington.[3]
Golf
- National amateur champion (men) — G. Gossett (Christchurch)[4]
- National amateur champion (women) — Mrs ? Melland
Horse racing
Harness racing
- Auckland Trotting Cup (over 2 miles) is won by Old Judge [5]
Thoroughbred racing
- New Zealand Cup — Euroclydon
- New Zealand Derby — Euroclydon
- Auckland Cup — Anita
- Wellington Cup — Mahaki
Season leaders (1894/95)
- Top New Zealand stakes earner — Mahaki
- Leading flat jockey — R. Derrett
Lawn Bowls
National Champions[6]
- Singles — W. McLaren (Kaitangata)
- Pairs — R. Struthers and W. Barnett (skip) (Christchurch)
- Fours — H. Reid, A. Tapper, A. McDonald and T. Sneddon (skip) (Kaituna)
Polo
- Savile Cup winners — Manawatu
Rowing
National Champions (Men)
- Coxed fours — Queen’s Dr, Port Chalmers
- Coxless pairs — Union, Christchurch
- Double sculls — Union, Christchurch
- Single sculls — J. McGrath (Dunedin Amateur)
Rugby union
Provincial club rugby champions include:
- see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
Shooting
Ballinger Belt — W. Ballinger (Petone Rifle Club)
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[7]
- Auckland: Auckland United
- Otago: Roslyn Dunedin
- Wellington: Wellington Swifts
Swimming
National Champions (Men)
- 100 yards frestyle — L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
- 220 yards frestyle — L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
- 440 yards frestyle — L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
- 880 yards frestyle — L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
Tennis
National Championships
- Men's singles — J. Hooper
- Women's singles — K. Hitchings
- Men's doubles — R. Harman and F. Wilding
- Women's doubles — C. Lean and E. Black
Births
- 5 January: Eruera Tirikatene, politician.
- 1 April: Alexander Aitken, mathematician.
- 6 August: Cyril Brownlie, rugby union player.
- 16 October: Keith Caldwell, WWI flying ace.
- 9 December: Whina Cooper, Māori leader.
Undated
- George Jobberns, academic.
Deaths
- 7 September: Walter Mantell, scientist and politician.
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
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ↑ "Elections NZ — Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ↑ "Waikato Advocate". Cambridge Museum.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ As the New Zealand Bowling Association at this time consists entirely of South Island clubs, the first truly "national" championships are not deemed to have begun until 1914.
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
Media related to 1895 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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