1905 in New Zealand
See also: 1904 in New Zealand, other events of 1905, 1906 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
Summary
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See: 1905 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government
The Liberal Party were re-elected and formed the 16th New Zealand Parliament.
- Speaker of the House - Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
- Prime Minister - Richard Seddon
- Minister of Finance - Richard Seddon
Opposition Leader
Leader of the Opposition - William Massey (independent)
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Edwin Mitchelson then Arthur Myers
- Mayor of Hamilton - William Dey then James Shiner Bond
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - C. M. Gray
- Mayor of Dunedin - Thomas Christie - then Joseph Braithwaite
Events
See 1905 , 1905 in politics , 1905 in science , Category:1905 in Australia , 1905 in Australia , 1905 in music , 1905 timelines , History of New Zealand , Category:History of New Zealand , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica , Category:2002
January
- 2 January: description
February
March
April
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
- See also
Current events in Australia and New Zealand
Arts and literature
See 1905 in art, 1905 in literature, Category:1905 books
Music
See: 1905 in music
Film
See: , 1905 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1905 films
Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
Sport
- See: 1905 in sports , Category:1905 in sports
Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
- Ranfurly Shield - Wellington defended the shield against Wairarapa (3-3) and Hawkes Bay (11-3) before losing to Auckland (6-10).
Births
- 25 February: Iriaka Matiu Ratana, politician.
- 25 June: Ian Cromb, cricketer.
- 3 September: John Mills, cricketer.
- 29 October: 'John (Jack) Lamason, cricketer.
- R. A. K. Mason, poet.
- Guy Powles, diplomat and ombudsman.
- Norman Shelton, politician.
Category:1905 births
Deaths
- 6 January: Bendix Hallenstein, merchant.
- 14 March: George Fisher, politician.
- 18 November: Te Whiti o Rongomai, Māori leader, pacifist.
- 27 November: Samuel Tarratt Nevill, Anglican Bishop of Dunedin.
Category:1905 deaths
See also
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