The following lists events that happened during 1900 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

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– The Earl of Ranfurly

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Government and law

The

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continued. Government was *

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– Sir

Maurice O'Rorke Sir George Maurice O’Rorke (2 May 1830 – 25 August 1916) was a New Zealand politician, representing (as George O’Rorke) the Auckland seat of Onehunga, and later Manukau, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was a committed ...

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Richard Seddon Richard John Seddon (22 June 1845 – 10 June 1906) was a New Zealand politician who served as the List of prime ministers of New Zealand, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand, premier (prime minister) of New Zealand from 1893 until his death. ...

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* Chief Justice – Sir

Robert Stout Sir Robert Stout (28 September 1844 – 19 July 1930) was a New Zealand politician who was the 13th premier of New Zealand on two occasions in the late 19th century, and later Chief Justice of New Zealand. He was the only person to hold both ...

Parliamentary opposition

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– William Russell (Independent).

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amalga ...

– David Goldie *

Mayor of Wellington The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of the City of Wellington. The mayor presides over the Wellington City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representati ...

– John Aitken *

Mayor of Christchurch The Mayor of Christchurch is the head of the municipal government of Christchurch, New Zealand, and presides over the Christchurch City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system. The current mayor, Phil ...

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Charles Louisson Charles Melville Louisson (1840 – 19 April 1924), known as Charles Louisson or Chas Louisson, was a New Zealand politician. Born in London, and relocated to Australia as a teenager, he worked in farming and on the gold fields. He moved to Chri ...

William Reece William Reece (23 October 1856 – 17 July 1930) was a New Zealand businessman and local-body politician. He served as mayor of Christchurch for the years 1900 and 1901. Early life Reece's father, Edward Reece, was the son of a Shropshire farmer ...

Mayor of Dunedin The Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the local government, the city council of Dunedin, New Zealand. The Mayor's role is "to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority, be a leader in the community and perform c ...

– Robert Chisholm

Events

*15 January: The New Zealand Mounted Rifles rout a

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assault at Slingersfontein, South Africa. * 9 February: Opening of the Wanganui Opera House by premier Richard Seddon. *15 February: New Zealand troops are part of the relief of

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, South Africa. *3 May: Holy Cross College, Mosgiel (Roman Catholic seminary) established. * May: Phosphate discovered on

Nauru Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Ki ...

– mining begins later in the year. * May–June: Tour of Pacific islands by Prime Minister

. Tonga, Niue, Fiji and the Cook Islands are visited. *28 September: The New Zealand Government votes to incorporate the

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into New Zealand. * October: The number of European electorates in the New Zealand Parliament is increased to 76. * 23 October: The country's first electric tram service begins, between Roslyn and

Maori Hill Māori Hill is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located at the northern end of the ridge which runs in a crescent around the central city's western edge, to the northwest of the city centre, immediately above and w ...

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. ;Unknown date * Māori Lands Administration Act passed. *George Hemmings brings the first motor car into the

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. *The General Assembly Library (part of the

New Zealand Parliament Buildings New Zealand Parliament Buildings ( mi, Ngā whare Paremata) house the New Zealand Parliament and are on a 45,000 square metre site at the northern end of Lambton Quay, Wellington. They consist of the Edwardian neoclassical-style Parliament Ho ...

) is built. *18 people die in a boating tragedy on the Motu River.

Arts and literature

See

1900 in art The year 1900 in art involved some significant events and new works. Events * April 14–November 12 – Exposition Universelle in Paris helps popularize ''Art Nouveau'' style. Alphonse Mucha decorates the Bosnia and Herzegovina Pavilion and ...

1900 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1900. Events *March 5 – New York performances of the play '' Sapho'' curbed for immorality. *March 15 – Sarah Bernhardt stars in premiere of Edmond Rostand's ' ...

, :1900 books

Music

See:

1900 in music This is a nearly comprehensive list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1900. Specific locations * 1900 in Norwegian music Events * January 3 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera ''Aida'' makes U.S. debut. *January 23 – The Pitt ...

Film

Alfred Henry Whitehouse Alfred Henry Whitehouse (15 September 1856 – 7 April 1929) was a notable New Zealand motion picture exhibitor and producer. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, in 1856. Whitehouse produced the earliest New Zealand films being ...

's '' The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War'' – the oldest known surviving New Zealand film – premieres.

Sport

Athletics

National champions (Men): *100 yards – G. Smith (Auckland) *250 yards – G. Smith (Auckland) *440 yards – W Strickland (Hawke's Bay) *880 yards – J Lynskey (Canterbury) *1 mile – W Simpson (Canterbury) *3 miles – W Simpson (Canterbury) *120 yards hurdles – G. Smith (Auckland) *440 yards hurdles – G. Smith (Auckland) *Long jump –

Te Rangi Hīroa Sir Peter Henry Buck (ca. October 1877 – 1 December 1951), also known as Te Rangi Hīroa or Te Rangihīroa, was a New Zealand doctor, military leader, health administrator, politician, anthropologist and museum director. He was a prominen ...

(Otago) *High jump – C Laurie (Auckland) *Pole vault – C Laurie (Auckland) *Shot put – W Madill (Auckland) *Hammer throw – W Madill (Auckland)

Badminton

The first club is formed, in

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, but soon goes into recess.Todd, S. (1976) ''Sporting Records of New Zealand.'' Auckland: Moa Publications. (see also

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 * ...

)

Chess

National Champion: W.E. Mason of Wellington.

Cricket

* See 1900–01 New Zealand cricket season *A tour of New Zealand by Australia's

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included seven matches, of which the visitors won six with one match drawn. *Six provincial matches were played during the 1899–1900 domestic season, all of them over two or three days, with wins by Otago over Hawke's Bay and Canterbury, by Wellington and Auckland over Otago, and by Canterbury and Auckland over Wellington. * Scores were uniformly low by modern standards, mostly below 200, with only two centuries scored and only one team total of over 300 runs: the highest team total was 464 by Wellington against Otago, with centuries by F A Midlane (149) and C A Richardson (113), and the best bowling figures were A D Downes' 7–43 for Otago against Canterbury.

Golf

The 8th National Amateur Championships were held in Otago * Men:

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(Wellington) – 2nd title * Women: K Rattray (Otago) – 3rd title

Horse racing

Harness racing

Auckland Trotting Cup The Auckland Pacing Cup which is sometimes referred to as the Auckland Trotting Cup or merely the Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of the two major harness races, along with ...

: Cob

Thoroughbred racing

New Zealand Cup The New Zealand Cup is a thoroughbred horse race run at the Riccarton Park Racecourse in Christchurch. New Zealand Cup week The New Zealand Cup is raced on the final Saturday of Christchurch "Cup week" held each year in the second week of Novem ...

winner: Fulmen Ideal *

New Zealand Derby The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day o ...

winner: Renown *

Auckland Cup The Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club (ARC). It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres (two miles) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. The race was ...

winner: Blue Jacket *

Wellington Cup The Wellington Cup is a Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand held annually in late January at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham by the Wellington Racing Club. History Inaugurated in 1874, the Wellington Cup has been raced over various ...

winner: Djin Djin *Top New Zealand stakes earner: Advance *Leading flat jockey: C Jenkins (50 wins)

Polo

*Savile Cup winners: Oroua (A Strang, J Strang, W Strang, O Robinson)

Rowing

*Men's national champions (coxed fours): Picton *Men's national champions (coxless pairs): Wellington *Men's national champions (double sculls): Canterbury *Men's national champions (single sculls): T Spencer (Wellington)

Rugby union

Provincial club rugby champions include: City (Auckland); Westport (Buller); Christchurch (Canterbury); Pirates (Hawke's Bay); Levin (Horowhenua); Awarua (Marlborough); Alhambra (Otago); Gisborne (Poverty Bay); Hawera (Taranaki); Kaierau (Wanganui); Melrose (Wellington); winners of Bush, Nelson, and Wairarapa club competitions unknown. :''see also :Rugby union in New Zealand''

Shooting

*Ballinger Belt – no competition

Soccer

Provincial league champions: * Auckland: Grafton AFC (Auckland) * Otago: Roslyn Dunedin * Wellington: Diamond Wellington

Swimming

National champions (men): *100 yards freestyle – G.A. Tyler *220 yards freestyle – G.A. Tyler *440 yards freestyle – G.A. Tyler

Tennis

New Zealand championships: *Men's singles: J Hooper *Women's singles: K Nunneley *Men's doubles: C Cox/J Collins *Women's doubles: K Nunneley/E Harman References: Romanos, J. (2001) ''New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists.'' Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.

Births

*4 January:

Lance Richdale Lancelot Eric Richdale (4 January 1900 – 19 December 1983) was a New Zealand teacher and amateur ornithologist. Biography Born at Marton, New Zealand and educated in Wanganui, Richdale became a teacher based in Dunedin after obtaining a dipl ...

, ornithologist *19 January:

Jerry Skinner Clarence Farrington Skinner (19 January 1900 – 26 April 1962), commonly known as Jerry or Gerry Skinner, was a Labour politician from New Zealand, the third deputy prime minister of New Zealand between 1957 and 1960, and a minister from 1943 ...

, politician, deputy Prime Minister (in Australia) *4 February:

Kazimierz Wodzicki Count Kazimierz Antoni von Granöw Wodzicki (4 February 1900 – 15 June 1987) was a Polish-born New Zealand mammalogist and ornithologist. He served as a Consul-General to the Polish government-in-exile in New Zealand towards the end of the S ...

*13 March: Quentin Donald *25 March: Lewis Harris *4 May:

Archibald McIndoe Sir Archibald Hector McIndoe (4 May 1900 – 11 April 1960) was a New Zealand plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He improved the treatment and rehabilitation of badly burned aircrew. Early life Archi ...

, plastic surgeon *8 May: Lancelot William McCaskill *17 May: Robert Macfarlane *3 June:

James Anderson McPherson James Anderson McPherson (3 June 1900–18 February 1980) was a New Zealand horticulturist, horticultural administrator and writer. He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwest ...

*9 June: Norman Hargrave Taylor *4 July:

Rudall Hayward Rudall Charles Victor Hayward (4 July 1900 – 29 May 1974) was a pioneer New Zealand filmmaker from the 1920s to the 1970s, who directed seven feature films and numerous others. Biography Hayward was born in Wolverhampton, England, and died i ...

, filmmaker * 27 July (as Nina Betts):

Nina Byron Nina Byron (born Nina Clarice Betts, July 27, 1900 – January 21, 1987) was a New Zealand-American silent film actress. Film actress In 1916, Byron came to America with her mother while her father stayed behind in New Zealand and committed suic ...

, silent film actress, dancer. *10 August:

Arthur Porritt Colonel Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, (10 August 1900 – 1 January 1994) was a New Zealand physician, military surgeon, statesman and athlete. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the 100 m sprint. He served as the ...

*11 August: Alexander Astor *1 September: Frederick McDowall *7 September: Nora Sipos *17 September: Hedwig Weitzel *22 September:

Henry Ah Kew Henry Ah Kew (22 September 1900 – 19 January 1966) was a New Zealand lawyer and community leader. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 22 September 1900. In 1953, Ah Kew was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal The Queen El ...

*23 September: Alwyn Warren *14 October:

Eddie McLeod Edwin George McLeod (14 October 1900 – 14 September 1989) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1930. He was also an international hockey player who captained New Zealand. Cricket career McLeod was a middle-order and opening b ...

, cricketer *19 October: Edwin Coubray *21 October: Quentin Pope *3 November (in Durham, England):

Roger Blunt Roger Charles Blunt (3 November 1900 – 22 June 1966) was a cricketer who played nine Test matches for the New Zealand national cricket team. Personal life Blunt was born in England, but his family moved to New Zealand when he was six months ...

, cricketer *5 November: Esther James *12 November:

Stanley Graham Eric Stanley George Graham (12 November 1900 – 21 October 1941) was a New Zealander who killed seven people. Early life Graham was born and raised in Kokatahi, New Zealand and, as a child, worked at the Longford Hotel, built in 1902, ten ...

*23 November:

Keith Buttle Keith Nicholson Buttle (23 November 1900 – 15 December 1973) was a New Zealand businessman and politician. He served as mayor of Auckland City from 1957 to 1959. Biography Born 23 November 1900 in Auckland, Buttle attended Auckland Grammar S ...

, mayor of Auckland *27 November: Gordon Wilson

Deaths

* date unknown: Te Rangitahau * 3 February: Elizabeth Pulman * 3 March:

Arthur Halcombe Arthur William Follett Halcombe (16 January 1834 – 3 March 1900) was a New Zealand farmer, farm manager and immigration agent. He was born on 16 January 1834. He was the fifth child of John Halcomb (who was later known as Halcombe), MP for Dove ...

* 12 March: James McDonald, politician * 15 March: William Crowther, Mayor of Auckland, politician * 22 March: Carl Gustav Schmitt * May:

Hirawanu Tapu Hirawanu Tapu ( 1824–1900) was a notable New Zealand Moriori leader. He was born in Te Awapatiki, Chatham Islands, New Zealand. He was a major source for Alexander Shand's works on Moriori history, traditions, chants and vocabulary A v ...

* 26 May:

George Henry Frederick Ulrich George Henry Frederick Ulrich FGS (born as Georg Heinrich Friedrich Ulrich) (7 July 1830 – 26 May 1900) was a notable New Zealand mineralogist, university professor and director of the school of mines. Early life He was born in Zellerfeld, ...

* 27 May:

Ebenezer Hamlin Ebenezer Hamlin (1844 – 4 June 1900) was a member of parliament in New Zealand, and an independent conservative. Early life and family Hamlin was born in Orua on the Manukau Harbour to the Rev James Hamlin, a missionary who had arrived in Ne ...

, politician * 20 July (in England): Andrew Russell; farmer, politician and soldier * 28 September: Topi Patuki * 4 October:

William Skey William Skey (April 8, 1835 – October 4, 1900) was a New Zealand chemist and poet. He was born in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on t ...

* 8 November: Charles O'Neill * 20 or 29 December (approximately, in Rome): Thomas Broham

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