1899 in New Zealand

1899 in New Zealand
Decades:
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
See also:

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government and law

The Liberal Party is re-elected and forms the 14th New Zealand Parliament. The number of MPs is increased to 80.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

Undated

Economy

Sport

Athletics

National champions, Men [6]

Chess

National Champion: No tournament held in calendar year (see 1898)

Golf

The National Amateur Championships were held in Wellington [7]

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Season leaders (1898/99)

Lawn Bowls

National Champions[9]

Polo

Rowing

National Champions (Men)

Rugby union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt — Bandmaster W. King (Oamaru Rifles)

Soccer

Provincial league champions:[10]

Swimming

National champions (Men)

Tennis

National championships

Births

Deaths

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  2. "Elections NZ — Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  3. New Zealand Herald, 2 November 1999. Looking Back.
  4. Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Accidents and the development of aviation
  5. Dunmore, Patricia (ed.) (1977). The Dunmore Book of New Zealand Records. p. 21. ISBN 0-908564-08-2.
  6. National Champions, Men
  7. edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Men's Golf — National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  8. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. 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.
  10. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  11. 1 2 Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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