1894 in New Zealand
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Year in NZ The following lists events that happened during 1894 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
The 12th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.
- Speaker of the House – Sir Maurice O'Rorke becomes Speaker for the second time, replacing William Steward
- 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 – Eden George followed by Thomas Gapes
- Mayor of Dunedin – Henry Fish
- Mayor of Wellington – Alfred Brandon
Events
- 30 October: Luxury steamer SS Wairarapa, carrying 230 passengers from Sydney bound for Auckland, is wrecked on Great Barrier Island with the loss of 135 lives.[2]
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- American balloonist Leila Adair tours New Zealand.[3] She is possibly the first woman to fly in New Zealand.
- New Zealand enacts the world's first national minimum wage law, by the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act.
Arts and literature
Music
Sport
Leonard Cuff is appointed a Founding Member of the International Olympic Committee. He remains the member for both New Zealand and Australia until 1905.
Athletics
- 100 yards – Jack Hempton (Wellington)
- 250 yards – H. Reeves (Canterbury)
- 440 yards – W. Low (Otago)
- 880 yards – W. Low (Otago)
- 1 mile – C. Morpeth (Otago)
- 3 miles – C. Morpeth (Otago)
- 120 yards hurdles – Harold Batger (Wellington)
- 440 yards hurdles – Harold Batger (Wellington)
- Long jump – Wallingford Mendelson (South Canterbury)
- High jump – H. Bailey (Wellington)
- Pole vault –H. Kingsley (Wanganui)
- Shot put – O. McCormack (Wellington)
- Hammer throw – O. McCormack (Wellington)
Chess
National Champion: J. Edwards, of Wellington.[4]
Cricket
Golf
- The 2nd National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch[5]
- Men: H. Macneil (Otago)
- Women : Mrs C. Wilder
Horse racing
Harness racing
- Auckland Trotting Cup (over 3 miles) is won by Tom Hicks[6]
Thoroughbred racing
- New Zealand Cup – Impulse
- New Zealand Derby – Blue Fire
- Auckland Cup – Lottie
- Wellington Cup – Vogengang
Season leaders (1893/94)
- Top New Zealand stakes earner – Blue Fire
- Leading flat jockey – J. Connop
Lawn Bowls
The pairs championship is held for the first time. National Champions[7]
- Singles – T. Sneddon (Kaituna)
- Pairs – T. Sneddon and H. Reid (skip) (Kaituna)
- Fours – J. Davidson, A. Owen, J. Wedderspoon and J. Evans (skip) (Caledonian)
Polo
- Savile Cup winners – Rangitikei
Rowing
National Champions (Men)
- Single sculls – M. Keefe (Auckland)
- Double sculls – Union, Christchurch
- Coxless pairs – Union, Christchurch
- Coxed fours – Lyttelton
Rugby union
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Shooting
Ballinger Belt – Captain E. Smith (Dunedin City Guards)
Soccer
Provincial Champions:[8]
- Auckland: Alliance United
- Wellington: Wellington Rovers
- Otago: Roslyn Dunedin
Swimming
National Champions (Men)
- 100 yards freestyle – T. Needham (New South Wales, Australia)
- 220 yards freestyle – W. Gormley (New South Wales, Australia)
- 440 yards freestyle – W. Gormley (New South Wales, Australia)
- 880 yards freestyle – W. Gormley (New South Wales, Australia)
Tennis
National championships
- Men's singles – M. Fenwicke
- Women's singles – M. Spiers
- Men's doubles – J. Marshall and P. Marshall
- Women's doubles – P. Chapman and M. Nicholson
Births
- 2 February – Rongowhakaata Pere Halbert, Māori leader, historian, interpreter, genealogist
- 24 February – Victor Spencer, soldier executed in World War I, pardoned in 2000
- 1 June – Paraire Karaka Paikea, politician
- 14 July: – Paddy Kearins, politician.
- 21 July – Toko Rātana, Rātana church leader and politician
- 13 August: – Fintan Patrick Walsh, trade unionist.
- 10 November: – Andrew Davidson, educationalist
Deaths
- 5 June: Vincent Pyke, politician
- 16 September: Robert Hart, politician.
See also
- History of New Zealand
- List of years in New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
References
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. Template:ISBN
- Specific
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- ↑ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Ballooning
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- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Template:Webarchive
- ↑ 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
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External links
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