List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1905 in New Zealand .
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
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
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
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
10 January: R. A. K. Mason , poet.
25 February: Iriaka Rātana , politician.
29 March: Dan Bryant , schoolteacher and mountaineer
5 April: Guy Powles , diplomat and ombudsman.
25 June: Ian Cromb , cricketer.
28 June: Norman Shelton , politician.
9 July: John Guthrie , journalist and novelist
3 September: John Mills , cricketer.
29 October: John (Jack) Lamason , cricketer.
10 December: Neil Watson , politician.
Deaths
See also
References
External links
Media related to 1905 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
1905 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand